Jonathan Brunot Wins Yurbud #39;s #39;#Beyond The Wall #39; contest.mp4
Olga Brunot, the stoic matriarch of the family, fought to hold back her tears. What mother wouldn #39;t after seeing her son #39;s image scroll across the jumbotron in the middle of Times Square? Her twenty-three year-old son, Jonathan, just completed his eighth marathon; an accomplishment revered by every serious athlete. In doing so he won the Yurbud #39;s #39;#Beyond The Wall #39; contest, earning Jonathan a spot on the jumbotron for three months. As Olga proudly stood in Time Square looking up at her son #39;s image, she couldn #39;t help but to think back to the time just over twenty-years ago when Jonathan was diagnosed with severe autism. She was crying then too, but for a completely different reason. This is a special time for Jonathan. As unlikely as it is, in November he #39;ll run his 5th New York City Marathon, 10th overall. The odds of someone with autism as severe as Jonathan #39;s competing in just one marathon are astronomical; competing in ten gives hope to the millions of parents of children with autism. Running along side of Jonathan will be Dr. Bobby Newman, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Licensed Psychologist and member of Advisory Board for the Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT), who is their sponsor. Dr. Newman is also the author of ten books, many of which helped shape Jonathan #39;s treatment throughout the years. The Association for Science in Autism Treatment is a group of highly regarded doctors, family members of individuals with autism and professionals ...From:tampaprguyViews:0 0ratingsTime:00:16More inPeople Blogs
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