Special Olympics bowling recently started and one of Kelt's teammates, who got
to participate in the World Summer Games in Athens, brought this back for him!
Showing posts with label sports. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sports. Show all posts
Day 332
Another Spokane thrift store find. Right now Kelt and the family are helping me move into my new apartment. On Monday I start grad school at Washington State University for speech language pathology. I can't believe my year back home is already over! I'm really going to miss Kelt. We're going to keep doing the blog even though we'll be long distance. It'll be a little harder, but not impossible.
Day 304
Smokey the Bear: blind contour drawing of 1/163 of Kelt's bobble heads.
These drawings are blind except when I briefly look at the paper to set the pen. This series represents Kelt's uninhibited drawing style and enhanced visual skills. To view more, click the bobble head label to the right.
Day 206
1/8 that Kelt got in the mail today.
Thanks Nevin!
Today Kelt got eight keychains in the mail from his friend Nevin who is also the president of Keychain Collectors International! He didn't have any of them, which was surprising based on Kelt's collection. Kelt just joined KCI and is excited to start trading and eventually go to a convention! Now he has 5,980!
Day 181
Friday, March 18, 2011
Most people with autism have an obsession or favorite topic, or as Luke Jackson calls it, a specialist subject. Because of March Madness, I thought this was an interesting point:
"Q: When is an obsession not an obsession? A: When it is about football.
How unfair is that?! It seems that our society fully accepts the fact that a lot of men and boys 'eat, sleep and breathe' football and people seem to think that if someone doesn't, then they are not fully male. Stupid" (47)! -Freeks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome
Day 154
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Kelt ended up getting 8th place for the 2A 125 weight class! He also got a medal and 62 keychains, so overall it was a great weekend. We couldn't be more proud of him. Here are some pictures from the tournament:
Thursday: hanging out in the hotel before the team work out.
25/62 keychains that Kelt got at a thrift store in Tacoma.
Friday: Killing time during the tournament lunch break. At this point Kelt was anxious to wrestle his third match. He had to win in order to stay in the tournament.
Hanging out with our brother Camden who placed 3rd last year at state.
After his third match. Trying to lose a pound to make weight for the next day.
Saturday: Getting ready to wrestle his fifth match for 7th or 8th place.
On deck (bottom, left corner)
Lining up for the Parade of Champions, which included everyone from the 2nd day.
Kelt with some of the county boys before the parade (Mom's photo).
Parade
Kelt with his friend Bonzai after the medal ceremony.
Sunday: Thrift store shopping for keychains on the way home.
Kelt ended up getting 8th place for the 2A 125 weight class! He also got a medal and 62 keychains, so overall it was a great weekend. We couldn't be more proud of him. Here are some pictures from the tournament:
Thursday: hanging out in the hotel before the team work out.
25/62 keychains that Kelt got at a thrift store in Tacoma.
Friday: Killing time during the tournament lunch break. At this point Kelt was anxious to wrestle his third match. He had to win in order to stay in the tournament.
Hanging out with our brother Camden who placed 3rd last year at state.
After his third match. Trying to lose a pound to make weight for the next day.
Saturday: Getting ready to wrestle his fifth match for 7th or 8th place.
On deck (bottom, left corner)
Lining up for the Parade of Champions, which included everyone from the 2nd day.
Kelt with some of the county boys before the parade (Mom's photo).
Parade
Kelt with his friend Bonzai after the medal ceremony.
Sunday: Thrift store shopping for keychains on the way home.
Day 89
I'm currently reading an article, "Autism's First Child," in The Atlantic about Donald Triplett, who was the first child diagnosed with autism (1943). He is currently 77, lives in Forest, Mississippi in his own house, and golfs everyday. For the next week or so, I'm going to discuss some of the article's main issues, which primarily deal with our society and autism in adulthood. Here is one interesting quote that I've come across so far:
"We can dispense with the layers of sorrow, and interpret autism as but one more wrinkle in the fabric of humanity. Practically speaking, this does not mean pretending that adults with autism do not need help. But it does mean replacing pity toward them with ambition for them. The key to this view is a recognition that 'they' are part of 'us,' so that those who don't have autism are actively rooting for those who do" (p. 81).
Day 35
Along with high school sports, Kelt also does Special Olympics bowling. Sean, one of his best friends, helps with bowling, school,
and other aspects of his life; he's always been there for Kelt.
Day 33
Today Kelt ran in the qualifying cross country meet for districts; he made it and
broke a personal record! We thought we'd celebrate by drawing a cross country keychain.
broke a personal record! We thought we'd celebrate by drawing a cross country keychain.
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