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17 Apr 2008, 10:18 pm

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I participate in Special Olympics, too.

Sweet, what sports?

From I've played over the years, basketball, bowling, swimming, and track and field.

Nice

I currently involved Soccer, Basketball, Swimming, Track and Field, Floor Hockey, and Bowling.

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19 Apr 2008, 3:01 pm

I always presumed special olympics were for people missing limbs or something that can't participate in normal athletics but want to.

I don't get how autism spectrum means you can't do normal athletics. I don't see why they should be able to participate in special olympics, autistics are more than capable of being normal athletes.

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21 Apr 2008, 8:56 pm

You have point but can we be treated like every other NT in normal sports like normal when they see us as different. Special Olympics doesn't have that boundary when every one us compete for fun. In Normal its very competitive so can you take that lifestyle without being stress out or thrown out of the game. The point we can do both but which is a more friendly environment?
My answer is Special Olympics because I have fun while exercising.

Also we're all normal not different but some people can't accept that fact easily.

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22 Apr 2008, 3:26 am

I'm getting involved in the Special Olympics swimming group. It was actually a fluke that I was there when they had training. I try my hardest even in school swimming sports (had an interactive lesson on the latic acid energy syestem in the process).

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22 Apr 2008, 10:26 pm

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Good for you.

I'm the same in Kumdo which in my dojang (school) and club that I'm a student/member with AS. Still don't use it as a weakness. I give my all in Kumdo to be good as anyone else.

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23 Jul 2008, 3:25 pm

Hey, Thanks for the information. I was in the Special Olympics 4 years ago for only 2 weeks. I didn't fit in with the people there so I quit. I think that I'm to independent to be in the Special Olympics. Plus there's a stigma for being in the Special Olympics. Dawn

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23 Jul 2008, 3:47 pm

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Yeah that stigma is a pain because everyone makes assumptions about almost everything you can think of on your head. I'm just prove that the stigma is wrong because I'm able to do sports just not at most people level of competition.

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23 Jul 2008, 6:02 pm

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That's a great point, Jerry. I am not great at sports at most people's level of competition. I think I'd do a lot better with other Aspies as opponents; we'd probably be a lot more evenly matched.

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23 Jul 2008, 7:47 pm

^Well in Soccer (Football) and Basketball, I'm at the Special Olympics Master Skill Level due I played on Master Level teams for a bit in Prince William and when I joined the Mason LIFE Program Special Olympics I was literally a higher skill level then most of the athletes.

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23 Jul 2008, 8:43 pm

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That's interesting. There's a lot of complexity. I have a lot to learn about this program!

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11 Aug 2009, 10:19 am

Special Olympics Founder, Eunice Kennedy Shriver passed away as of 2am. The global movement deeply saddened by her passing. I am deeply sadden as well by her passing.

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11 Aug 2009, 10:26 am

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Actually Special Olympics does have physical disabled athletes according to my mom. She is the Area Coordinator of Area 23 in Special Olympics Virginia. Yeah its strange to have your mom to be the top dog. Anyway for those interested, the North and Norht-Central are having a swim meet at George Mason University's Aquatics and Fitness Center on April 20th. I'll be compete in the meet in the following events, 50M Freestyle, 50m Breast and 4x25m Medley Relay as the Breaststroke leg.

My mom was the Area Coordinator. She retired as of December 31st, 2008. She still involved as a volunteer.

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11 Aug 2009, 2:28 pm

I saw the X-games Super X Adaptive motocross the other day. It's a division for amputees and paras. Amazing. And it's great that it's just integrated into the X-games, like age divisions are in some sports.

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11 Aug 2009, 3:49 pm

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Special Olympics is good by itself since the skill levels (based on age) in majority of the sports offered. Plus more people come out to watch and cheer on the athletes.

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13 Aug 2009, 11:55 am

RIP Mrs. Kennedy Shriver, and thanks for all your good work.

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