Mikey Brannigan

Celebrate his accomplishments,

But don't for a minute think he needs to be in a university setting,

He has a real disability.

Edward scissors aomlm wrote:

Celebrate his accomplishments,

But don't for a minute think he needs to be in a university setting,

He has a real disability.

No one says he "needs" to be in a university setting. Mikey clearly demonstrated that he ***wants*** to be in college and run there. Whether or not he makes it there depends on his grades and scores.

While he may be disabled, does that automatically preclude him from schooling?

I'm just now reading this thread but what is wrong with this:

Sir Walter Mile MB: Lauren Johnson (4:25) and Kyle Merber (3:54) Win As Drew Hunter (3:57.15) and Mikey Brannigan (3:57.58) PR It’s a Paralympic WR for the autistic Brannigan.

That is factual, right? I wasn't even aware they had an intellectual disabilities category at the paralympics until this occurred. But if they have the category, he competes in it, you are saying we shouldn't point it out when he sets a world record?

malmo wrote:

Pre841 wrote:

I'm pretty sure there are some D-1 T&F coaches who were wishing there was a workaround to get him enrolled in their schools.

It's a shame that accommodations weren't made to allow his admission. I would hazard to guess that are quite a few FB and BB players who got in under special circumstances.

There are some Universities that actually make room for kids like Brannigan. I think that Clemson has a program.

Great to see him do well.

Brannigan is a great story.

I have a non-autism related, practical question for those of you discussing his running in college. Has he accepted sponsorship or prize money that would preclude him from running for an NCAA program?[/quote]

Answering my own question. It appears Mike is a professional.

wejo wrote:

I'm just now reading this thread but what is wrong with this:

Sir Walter Mile MB: Lauren Johnson (4:25) and Kyle Merber (3:54) Win As Drew Hunter (3:57.15) and Mikey Brannigan (3:57.58) PR It’s a Paralympic WR for the autistic Brannigan.

That is factual, right? I wasn't even aware they had an intellectual disabilities category at the paralympics until this occurred. But if they have the category, he competes in it, you are saying we shouldn't point it out when he sets a world record?

I think you should post it and we should have a discussion about it. I had no idea what the requirements were to compete in the Paralympics or that Brannigan was prevented from competing in college by NCAA rules. There are lots of people with autism out there so we should be aware of it.

Mike is going to Rio and will run the 1500m Paraolympics.

If anyone knows the schedule and if will televised via web please post the info.

Thanks

still really happy about this.

anybody have an interviews with Mikey after his race. got the chance to meet him last year - super nice kid.

Happy for him and very great race but he took my gps watch and i want it back.

Wejo,

It should read "branigan who has autism" rather than autistic branigan. The person has a disability not the disability has a person.

Wejo,

It should read "branigan who has autism" rather than autistic branigan. The person has a disability not the disability has a person.

Special education teacher wrote:

Wejo,

It should read "branigan who has autism" rather than autistic branigan. The person has a disability not the disability has a person.

Yes, kind of common knowledge, yes? I don't tell people that I am a coach of autistic athletes, I tell them I coach athletes with autism. More than semantics as this is the year 2016 where we've gotten away from labeling, stigmatizing,...etc. But what a frigg'in run from Mikey. Would also love to hear what he's doing with NYAC. Saw him at a track meet 2 weeks ago & he sounds as fired up about running/training/racing as he ever has. He's just like most of us - obsessed with running! If we had to 'label' Mikey, I would introduce him as a runner first. That's who he is right now. It's his 'career' at the moment, he's a professional runner. I would think his bedroom is littered with medals, running posters, articles about his running prowess, bibs from races ....

Mikey running in Rio 1500 wrote:

Mike is going to Rio and will run the 1500m Paraolympics.

If anyone knows the schedule and if will televised via web please post the info.

Thanks

According to the Paralympic's ticket website, the men's T20 (Mikey's classification) 1500m final is Tuesday, September 13 sometime around 11:00 AM EST, with the medal ceremony immediately following it. I don't know if either will be televised, or by who it would be by.

LRC hits a new low. Amazing. wrote:

Yea. Right. No offense.

And the front page of Lets Be Really Offensive.com from rojo /wejo and the editors here actually have this as their comment:

Sir Walter Mile MB: Lauren Johnson (4:25) and Kyle Merber (3:54) Win As Drew Hunter (3:57.15) and Mikey Brannigan (3:57.58) PR It’s a Paralympic WR for the autistic Brannigan. *Meet Home

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Absolutely amazing. You guys at this site have a hit a new low.

You delete posts with valuable contributions to the forum.

You leave up threads and posts that are complete filth.

And now you actually write and put this comment up on your front page.

You should be absolutely ashamed Mr. Ivy League boys.

You do not even understand how offensive you are.

Can you please tell us what is offensive about the headline? We were praising Branning for setting a Paralympic WR. And yet you think it's offensive?

Is it because the editor called him him autistic instead of saying he has autism? Is that what's offensive? I think we once got an email about that but then I read online that its' really open as to what they want to be called as explained here:

Some prefer to be called autistic and others as someone with austim.

I'm at a loss for how someone could be really upset by that headline when the intention was clearly to give props to a guy who otherwise wouldn't be getting props since he was 7th in the race.

Instead of ranting on a messageboard, why don't you email us (Robertjohnson@letsrun.com) so we can do a better job next time as clearly we are trying to promote the kid.

Special ed teacher, please explain this:

Wejo,

Generally in the special education world (k-12) we group students based upon their cognitive/emotional abilities. Autism can span a majority of these categories including but not limited to mild-severe. By doing so we tend to say "person who has blank disability" rather than the other way around. None of these disorders can truly be cured and so it's kind of generic to say that without the disease they wouldn't be the same person.

So in a sense, as a group of people hoping to form a common identity, it is cool for them to call themselves autistics. But for the general public, it would be more appropriate to say they are people first.

Special education teacher wrote:

Wejo,

Generally in the special education world (k-12) we group students based upon their cognitive/emotional abilities. Autism can span a majority of these categories including but not limited to mild-severe. By doing so we tend to say "person who has blank disability" rather than the other way around. None of these disorders can truly be cured and so it's kind of generic to say that without the disease they wouldn't be the same person.

So in a sense, as a group of people hoping to form a common identity, it is cool for them to call themselves autistics. But for the general public, it would be more appropriate to say they are people first.

Did you not read what was just posted?

Here's what I don't get: I remember from his stories and 30 for 30, the amount of medications he has to take for his autism and/or how much his parents had to experiment with his dosages, etc., to help him focus, etc.

Looking at his last race picture, does the Paraolympics provide each athlete a TUE exemption for their meds?

I feel that if a non-para athlete took those meds, they would be banned.

Big fan, Mikey, take home GOLD!

Just now (Aug 8) I got an email from flotrack that this happened.

Glad to see they have their finger on the pulse of the sport and get their news out in such a timely fashion

Edward scissors aomlm wrote:

Celebrate his accomplishments,

But don't for a minute think he needs to be in a university setting,

He has a real disability.

He is autistic. That doesn't say much either way if he should be at a university setting or not. The spectrum of autism is very,very wide and there are tons of autistic kids going to colleges these days. Often they need a bit of accommodation but they sometimes it is pretty small stuff.

Again without being part of Brannigan's inner circle none of us know how he would do in college or if it would be a good choice for him. My understanding from articles was he did well in school but was having clearing house issues (not sure if it was quality of classes, low SAT,...). It really isn't any of our business.