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Offline Red Tail 444

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Autistic kid creates mayhem @ basketball game
« on: February 27, 2006, 02:45:42 PM »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBYPaNc57Ik

Jason McElwain, an autistic high school basketball team member in Rochester NY, served as the coach's assistant and spirit leader for several years. On the final game of the season the coach let him finally put on a jersey with the rest of the team. Watch what happens then...
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« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2006, 02:54:43 PM »
Was this the kid that hit 6 3-pointers in the final 2 minutes of the game? (Can't open link, as I'm working)
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« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2006, 02:57:04 PM »
Yeah, that's the kid. I don't have a soundcard at work, but it looked pretty exciting even w/o audio.

A friend sent me the link, I was concerned that it was going to be some sort of flame against autistic kids. I'm glad he proved me wrong.
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« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2006, 03:01:06 PM »
They had a 1 minute spot on the local news last night. Heart-warming news story. :aok
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« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2006, 03:03:33 PM »
Thats awsome!
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« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2006, 03:19:39 PM »
WTFG, kid...:aok

...and to his coach, for seeing to it that this kid's got a memory of a lifetime.
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« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2006, 03:32:26 PM »
Amazing.

Then again, why *shouldn't* an autistic kid who's been helping train a B-ball team have a good game?  Some autistic kids I know are able to intensely focus on things that they care about, and this kid really cared about hoops, so maybe it shouldn't suprise anyone that after a few first-shot jitters, he entered "the zone" and did really well?

Anyhow, nice film clip.  I wonder if anyone else will give him a chance to really play...  I sure hope so.

Remind anyone of Forrest Gump?  Maybe he'll get a BBall college scholarship :)
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« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2006, 03:39:46 PM »
That was great.  Thanks for posting it.:aok
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« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2006, 03:52:11 PM »
Thanks for posting!!!:aok
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« Reply #9 on: February 27, 2006, 03:54:51 PM »
Heard that story on Paul Harvey several days ago. Pretty neat!!!
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« Reply #10 on: February 27, 2006, 04:43:24 PM »
Amazing. Nice to see something positive on the news for a change.

and oh what a positive.

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« Reply #11 on: February 27, 2006, 05:43:22 PM »
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Originally posted by Ripsnort
They had a 1 minute spot on the local news last night. Heart-warming news story. :aok


 other than enjoying to fly the F4U-1, this might be the first time we agreed  on anything :aok
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« Reply #12 on: February 27, 2006, 05:54:10 PM »
nice story, amazing the news put something up other then gloom and doom!
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« Reply #13 on: February 27, 2006, 05:56:54 PM »
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other than enjoying to fly the F4U-1, this might be the first time we agreed  on anything :aok

We'll agree on alot more things once you get to my age! :aok :rofl
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« Reply #14 on: February 27, 2006, 05:58:46 PM »
that's really a great story!:)
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