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As a freshman at Leominster High School in Massachusetts, Michael Comeau joined the wrestling team. An article in today’s Sentinel and Enterprise notes that being on the team has helped Comeau—who was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome at the age of 12—to develop social skills. (And to learn to take down a teammate on the mat.) […]
Thanks to autism, 15-year-old Kyle Cramer of Coburg, Oregon, is aiming to compete in the Olympics in archery, KMTR reports:
Kyle has captured state and national championships, setting records along the way. Autism no longer holds him back, but helps him to achieve.
Wayne Endicott, owner of the Bow Rack Pro Shop says, “Kyle’s handicap becomes his […]
It was about three years ago as Charlie was turning eight that I stopped carrying him. He was always big for his age and I developed a bit of a muscle in my left arm from holding him, balanced on my hip—-he weighs as much or more than me now and the babe-in-arms days are […]
The $1000 yearling named Autism Awareness who won the El Camino Derby at 62-1 odds is out with a knee injury, according to the Thoroughbred Times. They do say that horses—even wit a name like Autism Awareness—-can go bad overnight like strawberries….
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Yes, and a horse who beat the odds Saturday at the El Camino Real Derby at Bay Meadows in northern California, as reported in Bloodhorse. With jockey Luis Contreras, Autism Awareness won by 1 1/2 lenghths while covering the 1 1/16 miles in 1:43.17. The horse won $90,000 for his El Camino victory and paid […]
“Ernie Els,” Jim says to me just before dinner.
“Yes, Ernie Els,” I respond: We’ve both read reports about Els’s 5-year-old son, Ben, having autism, me because the story came up on a news feed, Jim because he has a certain interest, or rather a history, in golf.
For many, many years (and even a bit more […]
“Four minutes of fame” came to teenager Jason McElwain when he scored 20 points in the final four minutes of a Greece Athena High School basketball game. That was almost two years ago—-a book by “J-Mac” and Daniel Paiser is out, The Game of My Life: a True Story of Struggle, Triumph and Growing […]
Autism mother gets on her soapbox.
Written by Kristina Chew, PhD [email] for b5media.
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