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Jason McElwain was born on October 20, 1988, to David and Debbie McElwain, and was diagnosed with autism at two years old. [4] [5] Jason and his family lived in Greece, New York, a suburb of Rochester, New York. [4] He initially struggled when interacting with other children, but began to develop social skills as he grew older. [6]
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 ]
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.
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The Best Male Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award is an annual award honoring the achievements of a male individual from the world of disabled sports. [1] Established with the aid of disability advocate and former United States Paralympic soccer player Eli Wolff, [2] the accolade's trophy, designed by sculptor Lawrence Nowlan, [3] is presented to the disabled sportsman adjudged to be the best ...
Wisconsin has produced countless notable filmmakers, actors, sports heroes and authors. But serial killers, spies, con artists, and criminals have also called the state their home.
Business Insider revealed the most famous athletes born in every state, with Georgia's being Jackie Robinson.. Robinson (1919-1972) was born in Cairo before he broke the color barrier in baseball ...
Virtus Sport (formerly INAS or INAS Sport) (International Sports Federation for Persons with Intellectual Disability; originally called INAS-FMH, later INAS-FID, INAS and now as Virtus Sport) is a federation which was established in 1986 by professionals in the Netherlands who were involved in sport and wanted to promote the participation of athletes with mental handicap in elite sports ...