"Special Olympics Doing More Harm Than Good?"

Meet Amanda. Legally blind with autism. Talk about the special education system if it’s a good system or not. Being a global ambassador for the Special Olympics where it’s more than high fives and hugs. Talk about participation trophies and how I hate them. It is much more satisfying to win an award for a skill or being better than just showing up. Talk about having a hard upbringing deal with autism and needing 21 surgeries to treat Hydrocephalus Finish up with her being diagnosed with autism so late which is normal for women and woman of color unfortunately. 0:00 Beginning 3:07 Hellooo 8:37 Special Olympics is more than high fives and medals 11:19 How do you train to be a Special Olympics Global Ambassador 14:21 People with disabilities taking initiative to do great things 18:41 Do Special Olympics do participation and host doesn’t like answer 20:18 Second place in bowling due to double handicap 24:21 is the Special Olympics doing more harm than good? 25:27 Some people in Special Olympics just want to make friends. 28:54 Host makes observation of whole life 30:02 Hard upbringing being autistic and needing 21 surgeries to treat hydrocephalus 34:23 Cried when she got diagnosed with autism Support and follow me! Patreon: https://bit.ly/3yPERif @JoeSoochh (Main) [https://bit.ly/3Ei2y3J] @2shotspls (Memes) [https://bit.ly/3bOqWNk] Two Mics One JoeySooch (Here or wherever you listen to Podcasts) Business Inquiries: [email protected] I'm Joe Sooch. I have Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva(FOP) where my muscles, tendons, and ligaments turn into bone. I get flares/swelling all over my body that can last a month to 2 years and bones will form thus locking my body into place. It is extremely rare with about a thousand cases on the planet. I am basically 95% disabled and permanetely in a wheelchair.