Amazing Race contestent has Aspergers Syndrome

[Guest guest]

I just read this article on people.com about him. Sounds promising! I like his

attitude about it.

http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/09/23/the-amazing-race-introduces-contestant-with\

-aspergers/

[Guest guest]

....it's great to see a man living with Aspergers who seemingly has a good life

and a great friend. If anyone else is watching, let me know what you think!

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I liked the episode last week! The two friends seem more relaxed and

good-humored than any of the other contestants. I hope that tonight's episode

goes well for them again --- I'm cheering them on!

[Guest guest]

I don't want to downplay the feel good sports stories where a team " allows " a

student on the spectrum to enter a game minutes before the end when getting a

point doesn't make a difference in the game. I think it's important for other

students and even coaches to look outside of themselves to support and include

teammates of all abilities. But sometimes I think to myself, that student

probably could be playing all games with the proper support in the beginning.

What I enjoy on Amazing Race is that Zev is an equal competitor with everyone

else and he is ready for the challenge. That's a positive role model for teens

with Asperger's and I enjoy watching the show with my son.

--Dawn

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> I think I posted about this before, but the Amazing Race on CBS has a team

composed of best friends, one with Asperger's. I LOVE watching the two of them

interact on the show. So far it hasn't been portrayed as much as a " disability "

but really more of a " condition, " which I like. I think they placed 2nd in one

of the last races...woo-hoo! I'm going to be so disappointed if they don't win,

but until then, it's great to see a man living with Aspergers who seemingly has

a good life and a great friend. If anyone else is watching, let me know what

you think!

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[Guest guest]

Watched the Amazing Race for the first time last night w/ my ds and we did not know w/c contestant had the AS. So I made a game w/ my ds and had him figure out w/c one he thinks. During last nights episode nobody mentioned about the AS contestant and my son did guess Zev. Unfortunately, there wasn't a lot of air time spent on and Zev unlike the other contestants. So we didn't really get a good glimpse of the interaction between the 2 friends, nevertheless, my son guessed Zev. When asked how he reached that conclusion, my son just said that he did not have a lot of expression. Hopefully, they can go far in this game.

From: oneplaceforspecialneeds <oneplaceforspecialneeds@...> Sent: Monday, October 5, 2009 10:48:33 AMSubject: ( ) Re: Amazing Race contestent has Aspergers Syndrome

I don't want to downplay the feel good sports stories where a team "allows" a student on the spectrum to enter a game minutes before the end when getting a point doesn't make a difference in the game. I think it's important for other students and even coaches to look outside of themselves to support and include teammates of all abilities. But sometimes I think to myself, that student probably could be playing all games with the proper support in the beginning.What I enjoy on Amazing Race is that Zev is an equal competitor with everyone else and he is ready for the challenge. That's a positive role model for teens with Asperger's and I enjoy watching the show with my son. --Dawn>> I think I posted

about this before, but the Amazing Race on CBS has a team composed of best friends, one with Asperger's. I LOVE watching the two of them interact on the show. So far it hasn't been portrayed as much as a "disability" but really more of a "condition," which I like. I think they placed 2nd in one of the last races...woo- hoo! I'm going to be so disappointed if they don't win, but until then, it's great to see a man living with Aspergers who seemingly has a good life and a great friend. If anyone else is watching, let me know what you think!>