On a very different note, I will now focus on an athlete with Autism. And this is very pertinent for those of us in the Southern Hemisphere, today being the last day of Summer 
We have seen in this thread that nature can bring out the best in people on the Autism Spectrum, and for Clay Marzo the waves and surfing are what he lives for…
Here is a full version of the documentary (‘Just Add Water’) from a few years ago on Clay Marzo, a Hawaii-raised professional surfer with Asperger’s Syndrome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-F6uB4xt8o
Notice how one of the surfers comments that he seems much more comfortable in the water, in terms of interacting with others and even eye contact, than on land…