Four Minutes, 20 Points
Feb 24th, 2006 at 11:01 pm by Susie
And suddenly, an autistic kid is a high-school basketball star.
I saw this story on the news this morning. What a wonderful way it was to start the day.
Dwight Meredith writes:
Autistic kids rarely get to be in the spotlight. Their hard work and accomplishments are not often noticed by people outside of their immediate circles. Special Olympians are often mocked. It is nice to see one such kid receive some acclaim and have his moment in the sun. Even more impressive is that the coach would think to do something nice for an autistic kid, that the fans would come prepared to cheer for him, and that his teammates would carry him off like a hero. Any movie producers out there looking for a heartwarming story should take note.
This kind of story always turns me into blubber. Thanks for poining the way.
My brother in law grew up in Greece, NY (next to Rochester). It was founded around the time of Greek independence, hence the name. It’s also considered by some the largest ‘town’ in America–something like 100,000 residents, but incorporated as a town, not a city.