Ex-NBAer Tony Snell learns he's autistic after son diagnosed
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Former NBA forward Tony Snell can thank his son for helping him learn
something important about himself.
Appearing on NBC's "Today" on Friday, Snell revealed that he was able to
discover as an adult that he has autism spectrum disorder after his
2-year-old son Karter was diagnosed at 18 months.
"I'm like, 'You know what, if he's diagnosed [with autism], then I think I am
[on the autism spectrum] too.' So that gave me the courage to go get checked
up," Snell told "Today."
前NBA前锋Tony Snell 要感谢他的儿子，因为这帮助他发现了一些关于自己的重要事情。
Snell在2023年6月17日出现在NBC的《Today》节目上，透露他在成年后才发现自己有自闭
症，这是因为他的2岁儿子Karter 在18个月大时被诊断出患有自闭症。
Snell 告诉《Today》：我心想，如果我儿子被诊断出有自闭症，那我想我也有自闭症。
所以这给了我勇气去接受检查。
As a kid in California, Snell said he was "always independent growing up.
Always being alone. I just couldn't connect with people on the personal side
of things."
Despite not being diagnosed until he was 31, Snell said the news made sense
to him.
"I was not surprised, because I always felt different," Snell said. "I was
just relieved, like 'Ahh, this is why I am the way I am.' It just made my
whole life, everything about my life, make so much sense. It was like a
clarity, like putting some 3-D glasses on."
After being picked by the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the 2013 draft,
Snell has since played for the Milwaukee Bucks, Detroit Pistons, Atlanta
Hawks, Portland Trail Blazers and finished the 2021-22 season with the New
Orleans Pelicans. He played in 19 games this season for the Boston Celtics' G
League affiliate. But Snell said he thinks that not being diagnosed earlier
in his life actually helped him reach the NBA.
Snell 说，作为一个加州孩子，他在成长过程中一直都是独立的。
"我总是独自一人。我无法与人建立起关系。"
尽管在31岁时才被诊断出来，Snell表示这个消息对他来说是合理的。
Snell说：我并不感到惊讶，因为我一直觉得与众不同。我只是感到欣慰，就像，"啊，
这就是我为什么这样的原因。这让我的整个生活的一切，都变得合理起来。就像带上了3D
眼镜一样清晰。"
自从在2013年被芝加哥公牛队首轮选中后，Snell 先后效力于密尔瓦基公鹿、底特律活塞
、亚特兰大老鹰、波特兰拓荒者，并在最后于纽奥良鹈鹕队。本赛季他在塞尔提克的发展
联盟出场了19场比赛。但Snell认为，他之前没有被诊断出自闭症，实际上帮助他进入了
NBA。
"I think I'd have probably been limited with the stuff I could probably do,"
Snell said. "I don't think I'd have been in the NBA if I was diagnosed with
autism [at his son's age]. Because back then, like, what is autism? They'd
have probably put a limit or a cap on my abilities."
Ultimately Snell said he just wants to support his son.
"I want to make sure my son knows that I have his back," Snell said. "When I
was a kid, I felt different, but I can show him that I'm right here with you
and we're going to ride this thing together, we're going to grow together and
we're going to accomplish a lot of things together."
Snell 表示：“我想，如果我在儿子这个年纪被诊断出自闭症，我可能会在很多事情上受
到许多限制。因为那时候，会想自闭症是什么？人们可能会对我或我的能力设下限制。”
最后，Snell 表示，他只是想支持他的儿子。
Snell 说：“我想确保我的儿子知道我支持他。当我还是个孩子的时候，我感到与众不同
，但我可以向他展示，我就在这里，和他一起面对这一切，我们将共同成长，一起取得很
多成就。”