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columbia pictures has acquired the life rights to jason mcelwain, an autistic teenager who morphed from a basketball benchwarmer into an international media sensation after hitting six three-pointers in the final four minutes of a high school game. basketball great earvin "magic" johnson will serve as an executive producer. mcelwain, a rochester, n.y., senior nicknamed "j-mac" by his friends, never made the varsity team because of his size and instead served as its student manager. but in the waning minutes of the final game of the regular season in february, his coach rewarded mcelwain's dedication and attitude by putting him into the game. mcelwain's first three-point attempt was an air ball, which he followed with a missed layup. he then scored six three-pointers, his last one the final shot of the game -- a feat that johnson said would be nearly impossible for a seasoned pro to accomplish, nevermind a high schooler not accustomed to playing time. "when i first saw the highlights on espn and then heard jason's back story, i said, 'man, i've got to be a part of this.' this story touched me, my kids, my wife," said johnson. "when we go to the movies, this is the type of story we want to see." mcelwain's feat quickly snowballed from a local story to a media frenzy, with footage of his scoring outburst making its way to espn's "sportscenter" and abc's "good morning america." sources say the story sparked a heated bidding war, which came down to columbia, the weinstein co., new line cinema and universal pictures/imagine entertainment. "forget sports for a moment -- you have to be ready for your moment," said johnson, who also executive produced the hoops drama "passing glory." "this story represents everything i talk about as a motivational speaker. you have to be prepared for your one chance." the project will be produced by laura ziskin ("spider-man"), while mary martin is also executive producing. link to video source
crooksandliars - "jared guinther, who was diagnosed with autism at 3 years-old got a thumbs up from army recruiters in portland to one of the most dangerous jobs. nice going guys, did you: "be all you can be?" "
this man inspired the movie "rain man" starring tom cruise and dustin hoffman.
matthew savage is a professional jazz pianist and his bandmates are world-class, adult musicians. he performs all over the world, has recorded three audio cds, all of which the proceeds are donated to autism research and support. he has been called “amazing” by jazz legend dave brubeck, and been touted as the “mozart of jazz”. he is changing the face of jazz and has earned the respect of the greatest jazz musicians. he has understanding of the theory and complexities of jazz, knowledge that sometimes never comes to adult musicians who have studied music all their lives. he is a musical savant.
great falls, mont. -- two teacher's aides are facing felony charges after allegedly abusing a special needs student. kristina marie kallies and julie ann parish are each charged with one felony count of assault and one misdemeanor charge of endangering the welfare of children. they are accused of holding a 13-year-old autistic boy's head under water after he dozed off in class, forcing him to sit in his soiled pants for hours and making him eat his own vomit when he got sick. parish and kallies both denied abusing the boy, who attended great falls' north middle school from the fall of 2008 until april 2009. the boy's mother says she learned of the alleged abuse in april 2008, when another staff member sent her an e-mail warning her of garrett's teacher's aides. maria bubb, a substitute teacher in garrett's classroom in october and november of 2008, said in court documents that the staff was "mean and degrading" to garrett, and that kallies would "point her finger in his face and scream at him." other teachers testified that they saw garrett's head held under running water and witnessed him being forced to sit in his feces for hours. source
bangkok (afp) – a thai fireman turned superhero when he dressed up as comic-book character spider-man to coax a frightened eight-year-old from a balcony, police said tuesday. teachers at a special needs school in bangkok alerted authorities on monday when an autistic pupil, scared of attending his first day at school, sat out on the third-floor ledge and refused to come inside, a police sergeant told afp. despite teachers' efforts to beckon the boy inside, he refused to budge until his mother mentioned her son's love of superheroes, prompting fireman sonchai yoosabai to take a novel approach to the problem. the rescuer dashed back to his fire station and made a quick change into a spider-man costume before returning to the boy, he said. "i told him spider-man is here to rescue you, no monsters are going to attack you and i told him to walk slowly towards me as running could be dangerous," somchai told local television. police said. somchai said he keeps the spider-man costume and an outfit of japanese television character ultraman at the station in order to liven up school fire drills. source
autistic high school basketball manager scores 20 points in 4 minutes. he hits 6 consecutive three point shots, it is unbelievable! the crowd goes crazy.
