Former Blazer living with autism

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    PCmor7, Jul 22, 2023
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    I’m glad to see him speak up about it and embrace his ability to use his career as a platform.
     
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    Stereotypes about autism prevent people being diagnosed for a lot of reasons. I would not be surprised if several NBA players could meet a diagnosis. Kawhi? And I always suspected Harold Miner. Also possibly LaMarcus?
     
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    that one Boston point guard who was so good… there a lot of players who I see and think “he’s probably like me yeah”
     
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    Are you talking about Delonte West? I thought his issues were different.
     
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    No, I couldn’t remember his name at the time but I meant Rajon Rondo
     
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    West is bipolar I believe.
     
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    He's certainly a Connect Four savant...
     
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    Good on him! I volunteer and work with autistic kids and adults every so often and they are misunderstood a lot of the time. Can function quite well as long as people are patient with them and they take their medication.
     
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    The story about Tony Snell broke a few months ago. I think more people are on the spectrum than we'd expect. I'm glad people are becoming more aware of how people adapt with these issues and have productive lives. The stigma around it usually evolves around the panic attacks, etc but not the brilliance of focus some autistic people have...I had a student who was very autistic who went on to graduate college before most people graduate high school..the kid absorbed books like most people breath air and he retained the information..amazing young man that I watched grow up.
     
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