Jory Fleming Autistic Rhodes Scholar

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01 Dec 2016, 1:28 am

http://www.parentherald.com/articles/90755/20161130/student-defies-autism-spectrum-outstanding-scholarship.htm

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In the University of South Carolina, Jory Fleming is the first student in 16 Years to have a Rhodes Scholarship.

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He won the 2016 Truman Scholarship, 2016 Goldwater Scholarship, the Abraham Anson Memorial Scholarship, Charles Bussman Scholarship, Insight Disability Scholarship, S.C. Wildlife Foundation Scholarship, USGIF Scholarship and 2015 NOAA Hollings Scholarship. A lot of people were impressed by Fleming's capabilities. Jory keeps his social life engage beyond the school campus and his mobility by using Leg Braces with the help of his mother (Kelly Fleming) and his therapy dog (Daisy) that accompanied him in the campus.Jory Fleming is an inspiration to the people who have Autism. He was diagnosed with Autism when he was still five years old, and he suffers a condition that limits his health capabilities

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01 Dec 2016, 6:17 pm

Wow, this is SOOOO COOL!! I don't understand the picture, though----he looks like he's about 8-years-old.

Also, what he plans to pursue (Geography and Marine Science), is very interesting to me----I don't know what the two have to do with each other, but that's okay.

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01 Dec 2016, 7:25 pm

Campin_Cat wrote:

Perhaps the study of how climate and tetonic plates affect marine life?

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01 Dec 2016, 7:46 pm

Campin_Cat wrote:

Two thirds of the Earth's surface (of the earth's "geography") is under the sea. So that does not sound like a bad combination of interests.

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01 Dec 2016, 8:37 pm

Alliekit wrote:

Campin_Cat wrote:

Perhaps the study of how climate and tetonic plates affect marine life?

naturalplastic wrote:

Two thirds of the Earth's surface (of the earth's "geography") is under the sea. So that does not sound like a bad combination of interests.

Oh, okay----COOL!! Thanks, guys!!

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01 Dec 2016, 9:42 pm

According to this 2016 finalist website ...
http://s3.amazonaws.com/rhodesscholars- ... t_2016.pdf

There are 32 Rhode Scholars awarded in 2016.

He is one of the 32.

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02 Dec 2016, 9:12 am

^^ Yeah, but how many are autistic?

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