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What would you do if your community gave up on your child? In New Jersey, the parents of a boy on the autism spectrum take matters into their own hands. They form a competitive swim team, recruiting diverse teens on the spectrum and training them with high expectations and zero pity. Swim Team chron...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Belott, Shanna (Producer), Stolman, Lara (Director, Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), 2017.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Swim teams > New Jersey > Perth Amboy.
Autistic athletes > New Jersey > Perth Amboy.
Autistic youth > New Jersey > Perth Amboy.
Swimmers > New Jersey > Perth Amboy.
Parents of autistic children > Interviews.
Swimming > Therapeutic use > New Jersey > Perth Amboy.
Natation > Clubs > New Jersey > Perth Amboy.
Parents d'enfants autistes > Entretiens.
Natation > Emploi en thérapeutique > New Jersey > Perth Amboy.
Autistic athletes.
Autistic youth.
Parents of autistic children.
Swim teams.
Swimmers.
Swimming > Therapeutic use.
New Jersey > Perth Amboy.
Documentary television programs.
Interviews.
Documentaires télévisés.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:What would you do if your community gave up on your child? In New Jersey, the parents of a boy on the autism spectrum take matters into their own hands. They form a competitive swim team, recruiting diverse teens on the spectrum and training them with high expectations and zero pity. Swim Team chronicles the extraordinary rise of three diverse young athletes, capturing a moving quest for inclusion, independence and a life that feels like winning.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed January 03, 2019).
Physical Description:1 online resource (101 min.)
Playing Time:01:40:34