Special Olympics Utah Inc.

Sports training and competition in a variety of olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, and experience joy. An intellectual disability is the most common developmental disability and includes autism spectrum disorders, fragile x syndrome, down syndrome, fetal alcohol syndrome, apert syndrome, williams syndrome, prader-willi, phenylketonuria (pku), cerebral palsy and a severe head injury, infection or stroke if manifested before the age of 18. Special olympics is unique from other sports programs because: (1) its focus is to assist individuals with intellectual disabilities, (2) there are programs for athletes of all skill levels, and (3) competitions are structured so that athletes compete with other athletes of similar ability in equitable divisions.