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Serdula, Jay, 1972-
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Asperger's syndrome in adolescence -- Patients -- Canada -- Biography.
Asperger's syndrome -- Patients -- Canada -- Biography.
Swimmers -- Canada -- Biography.
Long distance swimming -- Ontario, Lake (N.Y. and Ont.) -- Biography.
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Serdula, Jay, 1972-
Serdula, Jay, 1972-
Asperger's syndrome in adolescence -- Patients -- Canada -- Biography.
Asperger's syndrome -- Patients -- Canada -- Biography.
Swimmers -- Canada -- Biography.
Long distance swimming -- Ontario, Lake (N.Y. and Ont.) -- Biography.
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The ambition of an Aspie : a stroke by stroke account of one man's swim across
Lake
Ontario
/ by Jay Serdula.
by
Serdula, Jay, 1972-
Jay Serdula Publications Co., [2012]
Call #:
616.858832 S482a
Subjects
Serdula, Jay, 1972-
Asperger's syndrome in adolescence
--
Patients
--
Canada
--
Biography
.
Asperger's syndrome
--
Patients
--
Canada
--
Biography
.
Swimmers
--
Canada
--
Biography
.
Long
distance
swimming
--
Ontario
,
Lake
(
N
.Y. and
Ont
.)
--
Biography
.
ISBN:
9780986483905 (pbk.)
Description:
xxxvii, 325 p., 8 pages of plates : ill. (chiefly colour), map, portraits ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
Jay Serdula is a young man with Asperger Syndrome. Asperger Syndrome is commonly viewed as a disability or handicap but it doesn't need to be; by and large it simply entails a different way of looking at things. Jay was born in Deep River
Ontario
in 1972. Asperger’s Syndrome did not have a name, even in Europe, until 1981 (ref. 1). This explains why Jay’s parents were unable to get a diagnosis for him when he was six, even though they knew something was wrong. Jay was integrated into the regular public school system without any special education. During his years in elementary school he had difficulty distinguishing between playful teasing and blatant bullying. Jay was often unaware who his true friends were and who was "out to get him." Jay’s hobbies have included long-distance running, cross-country skiing, and chess. Jay learned to swim at age seven, which was considered late for someone living in a small town on the waterfront. He did his first triathlon at age seventeen in 1990. In July 2006, he was awestruck by the successful crossing of
Lake
Ontario
by 15-year-old Jenna Lambert, who has cerebral palsy, of the greater Kingston area. Within a matter of days, Jay decided that he wanted to swim across
Lake
Ontario
. Jay received his Bachelor's in Applied Math with an electrical engineering elective at the University of Waterloo in 1996 and he earned his Masters in Physical Oceanography at the Royal Military College of Canada in 2003. Jay is currently working in the Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Department at the Royal Military College of Canada. His duties involve mathematical analysis and computer programming.
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