Raising awareness across the world

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Lucy Bronze

England defender Lucy Bronze recently opened up about her autism and ADHD.

Watch the full interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xriJ8wZm1w4
View the article with ESPN: https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/44313615/chelsea-lucy-bronze-adhd-autism-works-advantage

Skiing to gold

Annabelle Lamb spoke about her journey to a Special Olympics gold medal.

Click here to view the full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4v9111e0go

Superpower

Rugby referee Aimee Barrett-Theron talks about autism and officiating.

Click here to view the full story: https://www.olympics.com/en/news/aimee-barrett-theron-autism-superpower-rugby-referee?uxreference=seealso

Family man

Minnesota Timberwolves started Joe Ingles in front of his autistic son for the first time.

Click here to view the full story: https://people.com/joe-ingles-made-rare-nba-start-so-his-son-with-autism-could-see-him-play-video-11701726

The impact of sport

American tennis player Jenson Brooksby explains how sport was a big release for him, and his journey becoming the athlete he is today.

Click here to view the full story: https://www.chatsports.com/tennis/a/source/sport-was-a-big-release-how-autism-helps-brooksby-on-court-18149504

Bowling for awareness

The eighth annual Tom Bergen Memorial Autism Awareness Bowling Tournament took place in March.

Click here to view the full story: https://mylittlefalls.com/event/eighth-annual-tom-bergen-memorial-autism-awareness-bowling-tournament/2025-03-23/

Winter games

The Special Olympics returned with winter sports for the first time in eight years.

Click here to view the full story: https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2025/03/07/following-hiatus-special-olympics-kicks-off-world-games/31338/

Ice hockey partnership

D-S/Weston Hockey combined with East Coast Jumbos hockey team – a group for neurodiverse athletes.

Click here to view the full story: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/more-hockey-d-weston-welcomes-090306631.html

Surfing camp

Autistic children have had the opportunity to learn about surfing and the ocean at Miami Beach.

Click here to view the full story: https://wsvn.com/news/local/miami-dade/children-with-autism-show-off-surfing-skills-on-miami-beach-as-part-of-17th-annual-surf-camp/

Featured image – Lucy Bronze (Creative Commons License), photo by EL Loko