Loading ...The news of Sean Taylor’s death has rocked the sports world. But just when you start losing your faith in humanity (or whatever is bothering you at the moment) we get a small glimmer of hope like this.
Disability Week took place in August, and a man with autism was chosen to sing the national anthem. He got a case of the nervous giggles halfway through; but listen to what the Fenway crowd does to support him.
I’m a Yankees fan but I gotta give it up to Red Sox fans for being extra classy when it counts:
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I wonder what was so funny.
okay, the guy with autism isn’t laughing because he thinks something’s funny. In fact, that isn’t really what you would consider real laughter.
It’s one sort of affect that autistic people can develop when they are trying hard to be calm and focused in nervous situations. That the stadium audience figured this out instead of booing him for “laughing” during his singing of the national anthem is a really great sign.
OK, Dr. Eric, I appreciate your science lesson… but it still doesn’t answer my question of what was so funny to laugh during our nation’s anthem. So disrespectful.
PKreds,Eric summed it up saying”sometimes people with autism get nervous(especially in front of 38,000 people) and it SOUNDS LIKE they are giggling”! Do you get it so far?.For him to keep going the crowd re-assured him and encouraged him to keep singing….I take it you would have booed a disabled person for trying his hardest to perform and fell just a little short of your expectations..Giant kudos to the REDSOX organization and the great fans for allowing this great event.It will live on for a long time..LIVE,LAUGH,LOVE-don’t judge in the negative!DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF and loosen up.This is AMERICA and we are all humans.
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