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Jamie, age 23
Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago
Jamie was diagnosed with autism when he was 4-years-old. At 7, Jamie was barely verbal and had a permanent scar from banging the back of his head against the bedroom wall. That's when his family enrolled him at Easter Seals Therapeutic Day School. Soon after, Jamie joined many of his fellow students competing in local Special Olympics events.
Through ups and downs, Jamie continued to make progress gaining responsibility and self-control. When he became an adult, Easter Seals counselors helped him get a job at a produce store. After he graduated, they gave him a job as an assistant in the school's adult vocational program. And most recently, Jamie competed at the Special Olympics in China - bringing home several medals.
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