If you happen to catch a story called "Hoop Dreams" on Headline News' Glenn Beck show, it is a great one. 27 autistic children get together "like any other kid in America" and play basketball. Christine Dunn (sp?), a parent of an autistic son, developed the program which is based in Staten Island. Her son looks forward to basketball, learning new skills, and best of all, making friends. His mom says he is "happy, and that's the most important thing."
Now that is cool!
The story should be up on the link shortly (it just aired as I type). I apologize if my quotes were not exact. I happened to be blogging something else, and this story came on, so I typed as I watched.
4/1/08
Hoop Dreams
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This Way of Life
"Autism is a way of being. It is pervasive; it colors every experience, every sensation, perception, thought, emotion, and encounter, every aspect of existence. It is not possible to separate the autism from the person."
- Jim Sinclair
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