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Common classes of intellectual disabilities that meet minimum eligibility requirements for Special Olympics include Fragile X Syndrome, Down Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorders, and people with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome or Apert Syndrome. In a few cases, it also includes people who acquired their disability as children as a result of traumatic ...
The only Jewish athlete to compete on the German team was fencer Helene Mayer. Jewish American athletes Sam Stoller and Marty Glickman were originally selected to compete in the 4x100 meter relay, but were replaced on the day of the race by Jesse Owens and Ralph Metcalfe, despite Owens' protests. Glickman has claimed the decision was made to ...
Olympic athletes now speak more openly about not only their coaches, families, but therapists. Mental health has become more mainstream in sports, teams have prioritized it to take care of their ...
She has a twin brother named Rashard. Their mother, Rosalyn Clark, won a silver medal in the 1976 Summer Olympics in the women's 4 x 400 metres relay. Breanna is a world, Parapan American and Paralympic champion in the races that she competes in. [3] [4]
Autistic burnout is defined as a syndrome of exhaustion, skill loss/regression, and sensory hypersensitivity or intensification of other autistic features. [1] Autistic people commonly say it is caused by prolonged overexertion of one's abilities to cope with life stressors, including lack of accommodations for one's support needs, which tax an autistic person's mental, emotional, physical ...
Athletes with disabilities often get praised as inspirational because of their athletic accomplishments. Critics of this type of inspiration porn have said, "athletic accomplishments by these athletes are oversimplified as 'inspirational' because they're such a surprise."
It is noted that in many countries autism is not a disability protected by anti-discrimination employment laws, and this is due to many corporations lobbying against it. [6] Autistic adults are also more likely to face healthcare disparities, such as being unvaccinated against common diseases like tetanus and being more likely to use emergency ...