Guest guest Posted March 9, 2001 Report Share Posted March 9, 2001 That's great, Fran, that he is doing so well with Tae Kwon Doe. I was thinking of putting the kids into some type of program at the YMCA maybe.. especially for to get some more social interaction other than at his school. Plus, all the kids in his class have some type of disability also, so I think it would be a great learning environment to be mixed in with the regular kids. __________________________________ Amy-26, mother of 3 children: sara-7, -5(autistic), and Nick-1. Happily married to -25. Live in NE Ohio. Instant Chat: mommyamy26 Webpage: http://mommyamy.homestead.com/FurlongFamily.html Egroups I recently started up: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Fitness_Parents http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Happilymarriedmoms http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Super_Moms http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Youngparentsofautisticchildren Feel free to join any of these groups if you are interested. ____________________________________ --- Fran > wrote: ><html><body> ><tt> ><BR> >Hello All,<BR> > & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; Just thought I would share something quickly. & nbsp; Our son really wanted<BR> >to take Tae Kwon Do. & nbsp; We went ahead and went for it, but admittedly not sure<BR> >if he would be able to focus, or keep up with everyone since he has not had<BR> >any real previous sports background.<BR> > & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; It has been great so far. & nbsp; The environment is structured, however,<BR> >quiet, not overwhelming and nurturing, as well as non-competitive. & nbsp; The<BR> >others' in the class are encouraged/required to show respect toward one<BR> >another. & nbsp; The more experienced kids' help the new ones.<BR> > & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; Anyway, just a thought for those of you who might have a child, like<BR> >ours, who wants some physical activity, but might have difficulty with the<BR> >mainstream sports. & nbsp; Hope this helps.<BR> ><BR> >Take Care,<BR> >Fran<BR> ><BR> ><BR> ></tt> > ><br> > ><!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> > ><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2> ><tr bgcolor=#FFFFCC> ><td align=center><font size= " -1 " color=#003399><b>Yahoo! Groups Sponsor</b></font></td> ></tr> ><tr bgcolor=#FFFFFF> ><td width=470><a href= " http://rd.yahoo.com/M=180521.1330919.2943190/D=egroupmail/S=1700061616:N/A\ =605154/*http://www.net2phone.com/cgi-bin/adforward.cgi?p_key=LG9425KJ & url=/jump\ /campaign " target= " _top " ><img width=468 height=60 src= " http://us.a1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/a/ne/net2phone2/n2p_usglobe_468.gif " alt= " Click Here! " border=0></a></td> ></tr> ><tr><td><img alt= " " width=1 height=1 src= " http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=180521.1330919.2943190/D=egroupmail/S=1700\ 061616:N/A=605154/rand=601387075 " ></td></tr> ></table> > ><!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| --> > > ><br> ><tt> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2001 Report Share Posted March 9, 2001 I was taking my NT son to karate for quite a while a couple years ago. My autistic son was only 2-3 at that time. "Master Dan" (not his real name) told me about an autistic student who was doing extremely well. I recognized the child immediately the first time we were there at the same time because he was very upset about the change in his karate days because the school year had started. Much later someone told me that "Master Dan" himself has Aspergers. Fran, how old is your son? I hope he enjoys Tae Kwon Do. I'm sure it will be great for him. Most studios will offer a scholarship if you're low income, too. Since most of our kids have "super strength," this is an excellent way for them to learn self-discipline. And since the instructors have such great control over themselves, they are more likely to have the patience and determination it takes to teach the child properly. ~April www.thehungersite.comwww.thebreastcancersite.com Tae Kwon Do Success Hello All, Just thought I would share something quickly. Our son really wantedto take Tae Kwon Do. We went ahead and went for it, but admittedly not sureif he would be able to focus, or keep up with everyone since he has not hadany real previous sports background. It has been great so far. The environment is structured, however,quiet, not overwhelming and nurturing, as well as non-competitive. Theothers' in the class are encouraged/required to show respect toward oneanother. The more experienced kids' help the new ones. Anyway, just a thought for those of you who might have a child, likeours, who wants some physical activity, but might have difficulty with themainstream sports. Hope this helps.Take Care,Fran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2001 Report Share Posted March 9, 2001 That's very interesting, Fran. We had our son (AS) and daughter (NT) in Karate class for two years. His fine motor skills are ok, but the body awareness it takes to do well in sports is virtually non-existant. (Another area where he takes after his dad.) Our daughter took to the Karate quickly, but it took him a while. Eventually, he got to the point where he wasn't spending as much time in class doing situps for not having paid attention (constant theme of ours: " if you can acquire self-discipline, you won't need anyone else to provide it for you " ), and was begining to get into the methodical process involved in learning Karate well. They're out right now, because we've got them doing piano lessons at their old Karate time, and there are only so many hours in the week. I'm hoping we'll be able to juggle things & get him (or both of them) back into Karate. They are both getting a lot out of piano, but I'd really like to rotate them back into something physical as well. That's the only way he's going to learn where his body is and what it's doing. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2001 Report Share Posted March 9, 2001 Amy, Thanks! Actually he is taking the Tae Kwon Do class throught the YMCA. In fact, one advantage is that many kids' from his school and within our general community also belong, thus giving him something in common with them. So far our experience with the "Y" has been great. Our two younger daughters take swimming and are also having positive experiences. Amy Furlong wrote: That's great, Fran, that he is doing so well with Tae Kwon Doe. I was thinking of putting the kids into some type of program at the YMCA maybe.. especially for to get some more social interaction other than at his school. Plus, all the kids in his class have some type of disability also, so I think it would be a great learning environment to be mixed in with the regular kids. __________________________________ Amy-26, mother of 3 children: sara-7, -5(autistic), and Nick-1. Happily married to -25. Live in NE Ohio. Instant Chat: mommyamy26 Webpage: http://mommyamy.homestead.com/FurlongFamily.html Egroups I recently started up: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Fitness_Parents http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Happilymarriedmoms http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Super_Moms http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Youngparentsofautisticchildren Feel free to join any of these groups if you are interested. ____________________________________ --- Fran > wrote: ><html><body> ><tt> ><BR> >Hello All,<BR> > & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; Just thought I would share something quickly. & nbsp; Our son really wanted<BR> >to take Tae Kwon Do. & nbsp; We went ahead and went for it, but admittedly not sure<BR> >if he would be able to focus, or keep up with everyone since he has not had<BR> >any real previous sports background.<BR> > & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; It has been great so far. & nbsp; The environment is structured, however,<BR> >quiet, not overwhelming and nurturing, as well as non-competitive. & nbsp; The<BR> >others' in the class are encouraged/required to show respect toward one<BR> >another. & nbsp; The more experienced kids' help the new ones.<BR> > & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; Anyway, just a thought for those of you who might have a child, like<BR> >ours, who wants some physical activity, but might have difficulty with the<BR> >mainstream sports. & nbsp; Hope this helps.<BR> ><BR> >Take Care,<BR> >Fran<BR> ><BR> ><BR> ></tt> > ><br> > ><!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> > ><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2> ><tr bgcolor=#FFFFCC> ><td align=center><font size="-1" color=#003399><b>Yahoo! Groups Sponsor</b></font></td> ></tr> ><tr bgcolor=#FFFFFF> ><td width=470><a href="http://rd.yahoo.com/M=180521.1330919.2943190/D=egroupmail/S=1700061616:N/A=605154/*http://www.net2phone.com/cgi-bin/adforward.cgi?p_key=LG9425KJ & url=/jump/campaign" target="_top"><img width=468 height=60 src=" " alt="Click Here!" border=0></a></td> ></tr> ><tr><td><img alt="" width=1 height=1 src="http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=180521.1330919.2943190/D=egroupmail/S=1700061616:N/A=605154/rand=601387075"></td></tr> ></table> > ><!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| --> > > ><br> ><tt> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2001 Report Share Posted March 9, 2001 April, Our son is 9 soon to be 10. Unlike some of the kids' with AS, he has outstanding fine motor skills, but slower with the large. He is pretty thin and has been suggested by others' to start lifting weights. I am not sure if he is naturally this way, or because he, due to lack of interest, did not participate in sports when he was younger (he mainly enjoyed dinosaurs and reading about animals). Out of curiousity, what does NT stand for? Thanks for the encouragement! downhearted1 wrote: I was taking my NT son to karate for quite a while a couple years ago. My autistic son was only 2-3 at that time. "Master Dan" (not his real name) told me about an autistic student who was doing extremely well. I recognized the child immediately the first time we were there at the same time because he was very upset about the change in his karate days because the school year had started. Much later someone told me that "Master Dan" himself has Aspergers. Fran, how old is your son? I hope he enjoys Tae Kwon Do. I'm sure it will be great for him. Most studios will offer a scholarship if you're low income, too. Since most of our kids have "super strength," this is an excellent way for them to learn self-discipline. And since the instructors have such great control over themselves, they are more likely to have the patience and determination it takes to teach the child properly. ~Aprilwww.thehungersite.com www.thebreastcancersite.com Tae Kwon Do Success Hello All, Just thought I would share something quickly. Our son really wanted to take Tae Kwon Do. We went ahead and went for it, but admittedly not sure if he would be able to focus, or keep up with everyone since he has not had any real previous sports background. It has been great so far. The environment is structured, however, quiet, not overwhelming and nurturing, as well as non-competitive. The others' in the class are encouraged/required to show respect toward one another. The more experienced kids' help the new ones. Anyway, just a thought for those of you who might have a child, like ours, who wants some physical activity, but might have difficulty with the mainstream sports. Hope this helps. Take Care, Fran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2001 Report Share Posted March 9, 2001 Fran, thanks for sharing. My 11 yr old has taken karate since he was 8, and he's pretty good. At first, we felt like it might not work out, because he isn't very good at sports and he's very uncoordinated. Karate is very structured and everyone is required to respect each other. It provides discipline and self confidence. My son loves it very much. It has helped his self-esteem. He recently decided to compete. He won a bronze medal. He came in 3rd, but out of 30 or 40 boys competing, we didn't consider that bad.He was so excited, and we are so proud. I took karate when I was younger, tae kwon do, to be exact. Me and my brother took it for many years, and I loved it myself. It is a very good sport for coordination, self-esteem, structure and discipline. I'd advise anyone to try it. Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2001 Report Share Posted March 10, 2001 Sharon, Thanks for the encouraging news! What a great accomplishemet for your son! Our son, like yours, is not very good at sports, nor very co-ordinated. The environment, however, seems to be just what he needs. There have even been days where he is intensly involved in something and has not wanted to go. Once there, however, he is able to calm down, focus, and admits to feeling better afterward. Thanks Again, Fran SSch184188@... wrote: Fran, thanks for sharing. My 11 yr old has taken karate since he was 8, and he's pretty good. At first, we felt like it might not work out, because he isn't very good at sports and he's very uncoordinated. Karate is very structured and everyone is required to respect each other. It provides discipline and self confidence. My son loves it very much. It has helped his self-esteem. He recently decided to compete. He won a bronze medal. He came in 3rd, but out of 30 or 40 boys competing, we didn't consider that bad.He was so excited, and we are so proud. I took karate when I was younger, tae kwon do, to be exact. Me and my brother took it for many years, and I loved it myself. It is a very good sport for coordination, self-esteem, structure and discipline. I'd advise anyone to try it. Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2001 Report Share Posted March 13, 2001 That's grea tthat your son loves karate. And it sure sounds like he's doing great ! ! I would like ot get my kids into some type of program at the YMCA mabe..a class at night maybe. ***************************************************** Amy-26, mother of three kids: sara-7, alex-5 (autistic), and nick-16months. Happily married to -25 for almost 6 years (march 13). We live in Northeast Ohio.My webpage: http://mommyamy.homestead.com/FurlongFamily.html My Instant Chat screen name: mommyamy26 I just started 4 egrous: feel free to join if you are interested: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Fitness_Parents?yguid=63476907 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Happilymarriedmoms http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Youngparentsofautisticchildren http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Youngparentsofautisticchildren **************************************************** --- SSch184188@... > wrote: ><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>Fran, thanks for sharing. My 11 yr old has taken karate since he was 8, and ><BR>he's pretty good. At first, we felt like it might not work out, because he ><BR>isn't very good at sports and he's very uncoordinated. Karate is very ><BR>structured and everyone is required to respect each other. It provides ><BR>discipline and self confidence. My son loves it very much. It has helped his ><BR>self-esteem. He recently decided to compete. He won a bronze medal. He came ><BR>in 3rd, but out of 30 or 40 boys competing, we didn't consider that bad.He ><BR>was so excited, and we are so proud. & nbsp;I took karate when I was younger, tae ><BR>kwon do, to be exact. Me and my brother took it for many years, and I loved ><BR>it myself. It is a very good sport for coordination, self-esteem, structure ><BR>and discipline. I'd advise anyone to try it. Sharon</FONT> ><br> > ><!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> > ><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2> ><tr bgcolor=#FFFFCC> ><td align=center><font size= " -1 " color=#003399><b>Yahoo! Groups Sponsor</b></font></td> ></tr> ><tr bgcolor=#FFFFFF> ><td width=470><a href= " http://rd.yahoo.com/M=180521.1330919.2943190/D=egroupmail/S=1700061616:N/A\ =605155/*http://www.net2phone.com/cgi-bin/adforward.cgi?p_key=LG9425KJ & url=/jump\ /campaign " target= " _top " ><img width=468 height=60 src= " http://us.a1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/a/ne/net2phone2/ntp_world_us_bnr.gif " alt= " Click Here! " border=0></a></td> ></tr> ><tr><td><img alt= " " width=1 height=1 src= " http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=180521.1330919.2943190/D=egroupmail/S=1700\ 061616:N/A=605155/rand=185788858 " ></td></tr> ></table> > ><!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| --> > > ><br> ><tt> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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