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My Twin, My Teacher | Nicole Lopez-Alvar | TEDxUMiami
TEDx Talks· 2026-01-26 17:57
[applause] Hi everyone, my name is Nicole Lopez Alvar and I'm the food editor of Miami New Times. I was born and raised in Miami and I attended the University of Miami and so did my parents. But my twin brother AJ, he did not go to college. You see, my twin brother AJ has autism spect spectrum disorder.And for those unfamiliar, the spectrum ranges from high functioning to low functioning. And my twin brother AJ falls on the low side of that spectrum. But that does not make him any less than.They always say ...