Comments on: Autistic Kid Becomes Basketball Star http://www.zoliblog.com/2006/02/27/autistic-kid-becomes-basketball-star/ Connecting the dots ... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:03:39 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.zoliblog.com/2006/02/27/autistic-kid-becomes-basketball-star/#comment-240 Anonymous Wed, 01 Mar 2006 05:45:29 +0000 http://www.zoliblog.com/2006/02/27/autistic-kid-becomes-basketball-star/#comment-240 Jami, I don't know about #1. #2: I don't think his Mom meant 1st success as such.. success has many definitions, see the linked story of another mother under "put things in prospective" above. I think she meant that he had many little successes in that other, everyday definition, but the first real outstanding achievement came this day. #3: I agree, it's amazing that his talent was not discovered at all prior to this. All in all, I don't see this as a bad story, I found it moving, the kid is certainly not exploited, and his newfound celebrity may just turn his life a bit better. Jami,

I don’t know about #1.

#2: I don’t think his Mom meant 1st success as such.. success has many definitions, see the linked story of another mother under “put things in prospective” above. I think she meant that he had many little successes in that other, everyday definition, but the first real outstanding achievement came this day.

#3: I agree, it’s amazing that his talent was not discovered at all prior to this.

All in all, I don’t see this as a bad story, I found it moving, the kid is certainly not exploited, and his newfound celebrity may just turn his life a bit better.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.zoliblog.com/2006/02/27/autistic-kid-becomes-basketball-star/#comment-239 Anonymous Wed, 01 Mar 2006 05:35:18 +0000 http://www.zoliblog.com/2006/02/27/autistic-kid-becomes-basketball-star/#comment-239 It is sad they are using this "autistic" boy as a ploy for publicity. I have seen a few interviews on this story, and there are many strange things noted. # 1 his brother lied and said he was at his game, and then later said he wasn't. #2 His mother stated "this is the first time he has suceeded" unquote. (Success in this family must be tough if he needs to make six 3 pointers in 5 minutes.) #3) Why wasn't this kid playing on the team the whole year!! The coach is an idiot/ass for not playing him in previous games. Maybe he overlooked a talent and only saw his disability. It seems his family did the same thing. This is a good story gone bad in my opinion. It is sad they are using this “autistic” boy as a ploy for publicity. I have seen a few interviews on this story, and there are many strange things noted. # 1 his brother lied and said he was at his game, and then later said he wasn’t. #2 His mother stated “this is the first time he has suceeded” unquote. (Success in this family must be tough if he needs to make six 3 pointers in 5 minutes.) #3) Why wasn’t this kid playing on the team the whole year!! The coach is an idiot/ass for not playing him in previous games. Maybe he overlooked a talent and only saw his disability. It seems his family did the same thing. This is a good story gone bad in my opinion.

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