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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.
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
The Best Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award (sometimes called the Outstanding Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award) is an annual award honoring the achievements of an athlete from the world of disabled sports. [1] It was first presented as part of the ESPY Awards at the 2002 edition as part of the ceremony's tenth anniversary of its ...
For one day, a mother of a middle school kid with autism didn't have to worry if her son was eating lunch alone. That's because one Florida State football player made sure Bo Paske had a lunch buddy.
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 ...
Above, we ranked the 50 best players throughout the history of professional sports who went a career without relocating. Naturally, with free agency a prominent factor in modern day sports, today ...
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.
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)