Meet Peter – a funny, kind, and spiritual 13-year-old from Austin, Texas! Peter loves watching basketball, especially University of Texas basketball, and American Ninja Warrior.
Peter lives with Down syndrome and has overcome a related genetic issue of low muscle tone with hard work and determination. Peter’s diagnoses make it hard for him to keep up with his peers in school. Despite these challenges, Peter has worked hard in the areas of speech therapy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy to become the strong, articulate, and agile teen he is today!
Peter loves sports and competing with friends, but has recently found that he excels in individual sports like swimming, horseback riding, and ninja warrior training!
Peter has worked so hard and to overcome the obstacles he has faced. He participates in local Special Olympics basketball, tennis, track, and bocce and has won a great number of medals! He also loves to complete hundreds of pull ups each day.
Because of his deep love of the Longhorns, Peter’s dream is to be part of the University of Texas Austin Men’s Basketball pregame warmup routine and the UT CDT can’t wait to make his Dream a reality!
