Few five-year-olds read the lineup for baseball games. But it was an especially momentous achievement for Park scholar Andrew Roberts ’26, who was diagnosed with autism as a young child. By age 10, he had launched his own blog, Boston Sports Mania, and shortly after, attended a broadcasting camp. By then he had gained not only a deep love of sports but also a winning approach to life. “I know that I can do anything if I put my mind to it,” said Andrew, “because at one point I was told that I might never speak, and here I am going into communication.”
Andrew has also found confidence and inspiration through his work as a Flutie fellow for the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism, where he’s gained mentors—including IC alumnus and ESPN feature producer Joshua Vorensky ’11, News Anchor for CBS6 (WRGB) Tom Eschen ’11, Patriots broadcaster Bob Socci—and opportunities, such as covering the Special Olympics. In turn, Andrew has served as a spokesperson for the foundation and has raised over $20,000 for the organization through events he held during high school and merchandise he sold through his sports blog.