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Jason McElwain, nicknamed J-Mac (born October 20, 1988), is an American amateur athlete in basketball and marathon running, and a public speaker with high-functioning autism. In a 2006 high-school basketball game, he scored 20 points in the final few minutes of the contest, a feat which attracted international media attention.
What is autism? There are no blood or biological tests for autism, a developmental disability caused by differences in the brain identified by observing a child’s behavior. Formerly only diagnosed in children with severe language difficulties, social impairments and unusual repetitive behaviors, autism is now defined in a broader way and used ...
Breanna Clark (born November 4, 1994) is an American Paralympic athlete who has competed in T20 category races. She was diagnosed with autism at age four. [1] Career
Lisa Christina Llorens, OAM [1] (born 17 January 1978) [2] is an Australian Paralympic athlete. She was born in Canberra. [2] She specialises in Paralympic high jumping, long jumping, and sprinting, participating in competitions for athletes with autism. [3] Llorens is known as "The Cheetah" because she has a great affinity with cheetahs.
Tennis player Jenson Brooksby practices at the USTA national campus while his coaches Rhyne Williams, back left, and Eric Nunez watch, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Completing an Ironman Triathlon is no small feat; it's a challenge that includes running a 26.22-mile marathon, biking for 112 miles and completing a 2.4-mile swim. When father-and-son duo Jeff ...
McMurtry is married to professional cyclist Mikey Mottram. [2] She was diagnosed with autism as an adult following a misdiagnosis of bipolar disorder that led to five years of drug treatments, [4] [8] [9] and in 2022 she and her husband founded Neurodiverse Sport, to support other neurodiverse athletes and promote neuroinclusion within sport.