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#299008 - Fri Mar 03 2006 04:25 PM Feel Good Story.
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Here is a video from an American news station about a young autistic boy and his highschool basketball team. Grab a tissue!

Click here

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#299009 - Fri Mar 03 2006 04:51 PM Re: Feel Good Story.
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Aaaaw, that is a wonderful story.
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#299010 - Fri Mar 03 2006 05:14 PM Re: Feel Good Story.
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What a truly brilliant story, it just goes to show that even with a disability you can achieve great things.
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#299011 - Fri Mar 03 2006 05:23 PM Re: Feel Good Story.
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What a great story
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#299012 - Fri Mar 03 2006 06:15 PM Re: Feel Good Story.
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Okay, now I'm crying! Amazing!
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#299013 - Fri Mar 03 2006 06:29 PM Re: Feel Good Story.
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I saw that on our news.Made me smile and I was so thrilled to see how all the whole school appreciated and supported him.
I have a feeling this young man will go on to do great things in his life.
Wish there were more feel good stories around like that.
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#299014 - Sun Mar 05 2006 06:13 PM Re: Feel Good Story.
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Registered: Tue Dec 27 2005
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I sent the link to a friend that has an autistic child in America. He says there are talks of a movie being done, four movie companies are after the rights. My friends quote what he has achieved is what the autism world needs for awareness
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#299015 - Thu Mar 16 2006 04:22 PM Re: Feel Good Story.
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My 18 year old daughter is mildly intellectually disabled,and has very mild Autism,So this Story was very uplifting for me.Alot of the society outcast these people and dont give them a fair go, you would be very surprised how intelligent they really are.My daughter just completed her higher school certificate and has just landed a job in Graphic design.(Iam so proud of her)she was bashed,bullied,and belittled all through school so she done it tougher then most, but its made her stronger,and more determined to suceed in life.

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