'Tony Snell's magic is that perhaps the public will realize once and for all that every individual on the autistic spectrum is unique. Snell breaking the neurodiversity barrier as a professional athlete is an excellent thing.' -Mathieu Vaillancourt
Last year, he was diagnosed with autism at age 31 — all because his own son was diagnosed with autism at 18 months old.I am a couple of years older than Snell, but I was diagnosed with autism when I was a young teenager back in 2002. Like Snell, I always found there was something special about me, but until I was diagnosed, I was labeled as something else in part due to my acute prematurity.
What is fascinating about Snell is that he is an elite athlete despite having a neurological condition that people associate with poor coordination. Snell is incredibly gifted as an athlete; he was able to play basketball for the most competitive and elite league in the world for nearly a decade. Yet he would probably never have done it if he had an autism diagnosis at a young age like his own son.
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