From the article: Best Sports for Kids with Autism
What are the best sports for kids with autism? Does your child do well with individual or team sports? Does he enjoy land or water sports? Share your insights, experiences and recommendations. Share Your Ideas
Soccer
- AYSO Soccer has a special program called VIP exclusively for special needs players. www.ayso.org will tell you what cities have the VIP program.
- —NPDcoach
Hockey is great for kids with autism
- My son has played special hockey for the last 3 years. The sensory input he gets from the equipment, the skates and the attention he places on skating has helped hin incredibly. In addition, he is learning what it is like to be a part of a team. I highly recommend special hockey for kids on the spectrum.
- —Guest david
sports for Kaiser
- Kaiser is 8 and has not participated in group sports yet. He has PDD-NOS. He is a good swimmer so we are considering a swim team without a relay, just individual swims. He did 50, 100 yard dash and enjoyed it at school. His brother is on a bowling league and he could try that to and do okay. He wants to play soccer or football but just doesn't have the capability for that as he has a big problem with short term memory. Music is soothing to him and he has an internal beat so we enrolled him in hip hop this past year and that was the love of his life. He is already taking some more classes this summer.
- —Guest yazfan54
sports for kids with autism
- My son swims on the neighborhood swim team. I was nervous about him doing it but he can handle all the noise and organized chaos of the meets. It is great exercise, he does well against the typical kids and it gives him a chance to mix with them.
- —Guest Alleymom
