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Naperville autistic student fights to end ‘R word’

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Jordan Schubert, an autistic senior at Neuqua Valley High School, hosts a Special Olympics swim meet in Naperville, where he also campaigned for people to stop using the “R-word.”

Bev Horne | Staff Photographer

Jordan Schubert, an autistic senior at Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, is campaigning to stamp out use of the “R-word.”

Bev Horne | Staff Photographer

Jordan Schubert, left, and classmate Andy Marsh check out a “spread the word to end the word” poster signed by participants at a recent Special Olympics swim meet in Naperville.

Bev Horne | Staff Photographer

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Neuqua Valley High student Jordan Schubert is making a difference in the world by helping campaign to end the use of the “R-word." "You can use (autism) as an excuse to take the easy way out or you can choose to work even harder. I choose the second one," he said.