Teen with Autism Uses YouTube to Display Unique Skills

Posted by on Thursday, April 19th, 2012

First there was Jason McElwain. Now, another young man with autism has taken to YouTube to show off some unique basketball skills.   In a recently uploaded 48-second video, 17-year-old Karl Garay can be seen spinning a basketball from the palm of his hand and then keeping it going using the same hand.  Garay’s father, who [...]

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Tim Tebow and a Hope for Autism

Posted by on Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

At the moment, the biggest story in all of professional sports has been the unprecedented play of NFL quarterback Tim Tebow. For those unaware, Tebow is currently the starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos and has led his team to an improbable string of victories over the last several months. After taking over an ineffective [...]

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