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Aspie-Paralympics

“It was my last race so I knew it didn’t matter if I collapsed at the bottom of the pool, it’s fine” Jessica-Jane Applegate Jessica-Jane Applegate, a 16-year-old with Asperger’s, wins 200m swimming gold at Paralympics. Britain’s Jessica-Jane Applegate set … Continue reading

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Students with Autism enjoy Olympics

AutisticPlayground shared a link. With School Gym as Olympic Stadium, Autistic Students Chase Goals cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com The Rebecca School in Manhattan, which serves developmentally disabled children, incorporated the London Olympics into its summer curriculum as a way to engage its older … Continue reading

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