The Ottawa Citizen ran a story about Tommy in October, 2013. Here it is: Ottawa’s own ‘first fastest runner’ Tommy Des Brisay isn’t letting autism get in the way of athletic accomplishments Martin Cleary Ottawa Citizen Wednesday, October 23, 2013 The hand-drawn stick figures stencilled on the white and black T-shirt are so revealing. In … Continue reading “Ottawa Citizen Article”
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Following in Paul’s Footsteps
Tommy is known for his smile. A smile that shines as he runs races, makes yet another new friend, dances with princesses. The same smile that beamed as he crossed the stage to receive his “Certificate of Accomplishment” from his high school’s “Autism Unit” in June 2012. Upon graduation, Tommy made it clear that he … Continue reading “Following in Paul’s Footsteps”
Paul’s post about hiking in Iceland with Tommy and Laura and Jordan
Note: Tommy’s big brother Paul wrote the following post (for a blog he and Laura were keeping online at the time) after they hiked in a remote part of Iceland together along with Laura and Jordan, while Jordan was making a documentary. We wanted to share Paul’s post here, so Tommy’s followers could enjoy hearing Paul’s … Continue reading “Paul’s post about hiking in Iceland with Tommy and Laura and Jordan”
Why the name “lookyus”?
Why “lookyus”??? Tommy’s viewers often ask about Tommy’s channel name “lookyus”- how to say it, what it means. Here’s the long answer! In 2006, Tommy asked to have his videos shared on YouTube. I needed a name for his channel, and thought of Ellen Degeneres, hoping she might see Tommy someday! I had some footage … Continue reading “Why the name “lookyus”?”