Swim Team: Sports and Perseverance
Clip: Season 30 Episode 15 | 3m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
the very personal challenges autism presents for Mikey and for Robbie with their parents.
In Clip 2 we learn about some of the very personal challenges autism presents for Mikey and for Robbie as well as for their parents. We also learn a bit more of the background, and difficulties, Robbie and his mother are confronted with as he matures through his high school years.
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Swim Team: Sports and Perseverance
Clip: Season 30 Episode 15 | 3m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
In Clip 2 we learn about some of the very personal challenges autism presents for Mikey and for Robbie as well as for their parents. We also learn a bit more of the background, and difficulties, Robbie and his mother are confronted with as he matures through his high school years.
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Swim Team: Behind the Lens: Robbie Learns he's Autistic
Clip: S30 Ep15 | 1m 27s | Filmmaker Lara Stolman tells why she included the scene where Robbie learns he has Autism. (1m 27s)
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Clip: S30 Ep15 | 1m 21s | Filmmaker Lara Stolman shares lessons learned from making Swim Team. (1m 21s)
Swim Team: Why does this small town swim team matter?
Clip: S30 Ep15 | 1m 13s | Filmmaker Lara Stolman explains why the Jersey Hammerheads swim team is so unique. (1m 13s)
Preview: S30 Ep15 | 2m 4s | Parents of a boy on the autism spectrum form a competitive swim team. (2m 4s)
Swim Team: Special Olympics - Experiencing Success
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Clip: S30 Ep15 | 2m 52s | Mikey McQuay’s swimming as he is selected to participate in the national Special Olympics. (2m 52s)
Swim Team: Sports and Social Emotional Well Being
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Clip: S30 Ep15 | 7m 17s | This segment is the opening of the film where we meet the three main athletes in Swim Team (7m 17s)
Swim Team: The Impact of Sports
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Clip: S30 Ep15 | 6m 16s | In Clip 3 we meet Kelvin, a teen with both autism and Tourette’s Syndrome. (6m 16s)
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