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Beaver Bank student with autism wins national contest for comic book creation
Description
December 20, 2019
Dominick Leaman has autism spectrum disorder, and his teacher Stephanie Fawson says she thought the contest would be a good way to motivate him to write. As Alicia Draus reports, Leaman has now won it all.
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Beaver Bank student with autism wins national contest for comic book creation01:50 | December 20, 2019
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Beaver Bank student with autism wins national contest for comic book creation01:50 | December 20, 2019
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Beaver Bank student with autism wins national contest for comic book creation
Description
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Dominick Leaman has autism spectrum disorder, and his teacher Stephanie Fawson says she thought the contest would be a good way to motivate him to write. As Alicia Draus reports, Leaman has now won it all.
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