Tysons Run
Autistic teen Tyson enters public school, befriends marathon champion Aklilu while helping his father after football practice, and trains for his first marathon to earn his dad’s respect. With his parents and that unlikely friend, he learns courage and self-belief one step at a time. Tysons Run follows Tyson, a fifteen-year-old with autism who attends public school for the first time and finds his routine upended. While helping his father clean up after the football team, he meets Aklilu, a champion marathon runner who takes an interest in him. Tyson latches onto running as a concrete goal and decides he will finish a marathon, partly to prove himself and partly to win his father’s approval. Early training is awkward and exhausting; Aklilu steadies him with practical coaching rather than speeches. Tyson’s parents watch the shift from isolation toward purpose, supporting the plan even whe