BREAKING THE STIGMA
She posts videos of Sirio going to school carrying a backpack almost as big as he is, or driving a toy electric car or mercilessly waking up his older brother Nilo, 10.
Sirio's followers respond with dozens of likes and messages of support.
Valentina said she wanted to break the stigma that often surrounds disability by showing that having special needs does not mean an end to fun for a child.
"We understood that it is absolutely necessary to talk about disability without (seeking) pity, different from the usual way disability is narrated," she said.
Imagining the world as seen through his eyes, Valentina writes the posts that accompany the videos.
"Here I am arriving at the playground, fearless and proud while mamma watches me like a hawk. It's not easy trying to live a normal life when you have disabilities but I try anyway," reads one post.
Valentina, 38, who works in a call centre for the postal service, is helped by her husband Paolo, a 58-year-old researcher, and two caregivers who work alternate days.
She said she never expected it to go viral "but we realised that is useful, that it helps and is a necessary step to make the life of many people much more normal".
