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Saturday February 25, 2006

 Autistic high school student...
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I saw this amazing clip on CBS news the other night. It was so popular they ran it a second night. It is about an autistic high school student in Rochester NY (I went to college in Rochester actually). He has been helping the high school basketball team for the past 4 years assisting with drills, providing spirit, etc. Well in the final game they decided to suit him up to possibly play. With 4 minutes left they put him in, hoping he would maybe hit a shot.

Well I won't spoil it for you -- here is a link to the video at CBS... it's a pretty amazing story!

Link to video at CBS

Posted by Pioneer at 6:05 PM - 31 Comments   Add a Comment  
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That was the sweetest most uplifting story, Jason is soo sweet and cute! And Coach Johnson, the basketball team and all of Jason's classmates really have wonderful hearts.  
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by Donuts Are My Life (PM , CC ) on Saturday February 25, 2006 @ 7:18 PM
Pioneer...oh my God. What a triumph. What a great story. What a great example of how we should never label and categorize another human being based on our perceptions. Thanks for this! Marc and I actually just stood up and cheered for this kid!  
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by Biggie T (PM , CC ) on Saturday February 25, 2006 @ 7:28 PM
Hi John Pioneer; My male not neutered puppy read my comment to you. He wants to make an addition. He said, "Sneak me into a girl's basketball game. I like ladies legs, be they female dog's legs or girl's legs. On the court I'll show my stuff. Will  
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by will (PM , CC ) on Sunday February 26, 2006 @ 4:16 AM
John,

This story brought tears to my eyes. People's compassion for the handicapped is what keeps my faith in humanity going. And it's what makes us stronger as a society and a world. Thank you, thank you, for sharing this! 		 
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by workhorse (PM , CC ) on Sunday February 26, 2006 @ 12:01 PM
That is amazing!!!  
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by SunShyne (PM , CC ) on Wednesday March 1, 2006 @ 4:37 PM
And now they want to make a movie about him! I cried everytime they played the story - and it was at least 10 times out here near Seattle!  
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by jonnie (PM , CC ) on Friday March 10, 2006 @ 12:12 AM



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Posted on Tuesday March 14, 2006 @ 4:09 AM
It's stories like this that bring us back to the reality of LIFE and how awesome it is.

p.s. have you found gorilla glue yet? 		 
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by hoodo (PM , CC ) on Thursday March 16, 2006 @ 11:33 AM
Hi John: Thank you for the CBS TV clip. When young I was on high school and college sports teams. The clip wet my eyes. I typed a thank you comment. In it I put my blog as Finnish Origins when I meant Finn Origins. Now this AM I see that my comment reads 'comment was removed by blog owner'. But I did not remove it. Strange. Will.  
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by will (PM , CC ) on Tuesday March 21, 2006 @ 7:31 AM
I had heard about this happening, but it's wonderful to see it! Thanks!! ~~~ Cyberhugs, Rita B  
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by Rita B (PM , CC ) on Monday March 27, 2006 @ 11:30 PM
All I can say Pioneer is WOW!!!! ANd thankyou for posting this here for all of us to see.I do not get that station for news up here in Canada at least I think I don't.
Thanks again!!!
Gloria 		 
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by gjwlegs (PM , CC ) on Wednesday March 29, 2006 @ 2:01 PM
Wow.. what a great kid -- even before the game. Kudos, Pi.. with all of the crud in the world, it's nice to see happy-making efforts.  
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by Kristin (PM , CC ) on Saturday April 8, 2006 @ 12:08 AM
I just read that autistic story and it was a good one. Anyone can comment me or msg me and chat with me to my aims: PoemGurl86 and LilMluvCanGuyRP1 from Michelle and some like to call me Shorty  
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by xXHoLLaBaKatShOrTyXx (PM , CC ) on Thursday May 4, 2006 @ 6:51 PM
That was awesome...I wonder why that boy hasn't been on the cort the whole season..man, I'm speechless...Thanks for sharing that...  
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by zwebusa (PM , CC ) on Sunday May 7, 2006 @ 6:22 PM
Fantastic video story !! Thanks for posting it. He'll remember that night for the rest of his life.  
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by Curious (PM , CC ) on Wednesday May 10, 2006 @ 8:04 PM
Amazing isn't it....I am a high school special ed teacher---and when I saw that it was just the coolest thing ever....  
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by ordinary (PM , CC ) on Saturday May 13, 2006 @ 7:21 PM
Saw that. I loved it also.
Makes you feel like everything is ok with the world. 		 
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by kindgurl (PM , CC ) on Wednesday May 17, 2006 @ 5:49 PM
Loved it!  
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by (HollyJean)HJ (PM , CC ) on Friday June 9, 2006 @ 6:06 AM
Excellent video. I sent a link of that on to friends. Thanks for sharing.  
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by C. Forest Fortreas (PM , CC ) on Wednesday June 14, 2006 @ 11:23 AM
Happy Fourth of July!  
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by kktaylorcc (PM , CC ) on Tuesday July 4, 2006 @ 11:41 AM
u went to college in michigan or is there anouther city like that?  
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by Trisha (PM , CC ) on Monday August 7, 2006 @ 5:42 PM
I actually talked about him in one of my posts...I believe it was entitled "My fist blog post". The name of my blog is "Autism- oh the places you will go!". It gives an update on what J-Mac is doing now, since he has graduated high school. I don't know him personally, but I have 2 kids on the spectrum, so I follow anything autism related. He seems like a great kid, and I couldn't be happier to see him doing what he's doing now (I won't spoil it either...guess you'll have to go to my blog to find out!)!!  
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by autismmom (PM , CC ) on Friday September 15, 2006 @ 10:02 PM
Thanks for sharing that clip. Anything is possible.  
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by Marc Rules in Contrast (PM , CC ) on Wednesday November 1, 2006 @ 10:08 PM
goosebumps all over! this reminds me of the movie "Radio" by cuba gooding and ed harris, only J-Mac's the real thing! great clip! **Anna**  
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by Anna (PM , CC ) on Monday November 13, 2006 @ 7:39 AM
A really haert-warming story. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.  
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by Phantastic Phil (PM , CC ) on Tuesday November 21, 2006 @ 11:54 PM
Same thing happened in my home town. Kid actually scored it was awesome! The other team kind of backed off but what a story!

- Todd Charske 		 
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by Todd Charske Todd Charske (PM , CC ) on Saturday March 3, 2007 @ 8:44 PM
My mom met him. I have his autograph on a b-ball  
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by redsoxfan1810 (PM , CC ) on Tuesday April 10, 2007 @ 8:37 PM
This sounded like a cool video; however, thelink now goes to an ExxonMobil commercial. The picture of the video still shows the game, but when it buffers, it's just a commercial.

Too bad, I would have enjoyed viewing the video. 		 
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by Irish (PM , CC ) on Friday June 1, 2007 @ 4:30 PM
Greetings Pioneer,Thanks for the help early on in my drift down the stream..... That story was shown over and over and still not shown enough. There needs to be more coverage of those events and less Paris,Anna Nicole and the like..... t joram  
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by illumination guy's (PM , CC ) on Wednesday July 4, 2007 @ 2:21 PM


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