Guest guest Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 I to not be to agree here as cant play of sports. Simply like of some but never had of opportunity to play in a real team or chance to explore any real talent for a sporting like play. I to lack coordination or getting the concepts and so simply cant process how to do much things in sports but like certain aspects of various sports. Such as like to catch the ball with baseball mit if thrown to me. i to not be of good hitter with the bat though. I to like of the bowling but not like to wait for others to take of thier turn and so it causes me to lose attention too quickly. Always loved of ballet but am like of a person so uncordinated never could be to do of it ever. Like being born with two left feets as people to say. I to love of music but cant read of it, cant multi task to play of instrument either although would love to learn of the violin, piano or flute and or the harp. I to have strong interest in bell choirs but watching of them play know for me never could be of so in tune to the rest of the choir to be to come in good timing and out in good timing for my parts. Would get stuck just ringing the bells or clunking them. Cant sing of choirs as it is of hard for me to focus with so many other voices and it interfers with me staying on key. I to be to not be of able to even jump on the trampoline as it causes me great fear and anxiety of not having control of my ability to balance and walk while on them. Cant roller skate much as fall and or fear will fall and often hurt of my back or self when trying. Cant even stand up in ice skates. I to like to try of painting and or art but never have had ability to draw things from mind or seeing of objects but recently did buy of sketch pad to explore of it. Found now do have a slight ability here but need to explore it more. Several of my childrens have of strong ability in art. I to have interest to poetry and words, and can type out strong metaphorical word pictures to distort and yet bring of a view point to my thinking and or issues that are of important to me. I to also be to have ability to bring in my own emoitonal thinking to words and bring forth the profound feelings of things trapped deep within me that spoken words cannot let of me bring to my lips but typing out the words does. So maybe not all can do of sports but I to feel all is good at something with some speical ability within in them autistic or not. Who to knows if had of family to encourage of me or place me into such programs to explore an interest as a child maybe then would have been to learn of skills for such outlets as that, but since didnot have of that, lack if there would be of a talent hidden within me. lack of exposure to things actually locks out potential of all sorts of possibilities. Some families claim thier child does not have any ability to explore certain activities but if no exposure to explore various things one will not know of the hidden potentials of some. My Dr. Amigo helped of me see my own potential and helped encourage of my ability and that is why my writing has been of a good source of healing and giving me a place of success within me. I to feel anything a person feels own inner success is of indeed true success. Sondra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Sondra, I don't think that Kassi meant that anyone could be GOOD at sports, just that everyone should be given the opportunity to try and see if they are. Personally, I am not athletic at all, I have slow coordination, and I am a klutz. And I never had much interest. But my brother and sister played soccor, and my other sister danced. All of them were a lot more coordinated than me My cousin who has Asperger's and several other disabilities, including some physical limitations, plays baseball. My aunt searched long and hard to find a little league team that would actually let him play, not just sit on the bench, but she found one. He is actually pretty good. He can't run due to breathing difficulties, but he can hit, and then one of his team mates will run for him. It was important to him to be able to play, and I think it's sad that it was so hard for my aunt to find a team that would allow him to play. Oh, like that kid who made the news with the basketball team...I think it's great that they let him play and that he did so well, but it really bugs me that no one LET him play until the very last game of the season. If he'd been allowed to play sooner, he would have enjoyed it more, and the team may have done better overall. Kids should not be excluded from sports due to disabilities. Amnesty -- In Autism_in_Girls , " sondra " wrote: > > I to not be to agree here as cant play of sports. Simply like of > some but never had of opportunity to play in a real team or chance > to explore any real talent for a sporting like play. I to lack > coordination or getting the concepts and so simply cant process how > to do much things in sports but like certain aspects of various > sports. Such as like to catch the ball with baseball mit if thrown > to me. i to not be of good hitter with the bat though. I to like of > the bowling but not like to wait for others to take of thier turn > and so it causes me to lose attention too quickly. > > Always loved of ballet but am like of a person so uncordinated never > could be to do of it ever. Like being born with two left feets as > people to say. > > I to love of music but cant read of it, cant multi task to play of > instrument either although would love to learn of the violin, piano > or flute and or the harp. > > I to have strong interest in bell choirs but watching of them play > know for me never could be of so in tune to the rest of the choir to > be to come in good timing and out in good timing for my parts. Would > get stuck just ringing the bells or clunking them. > > Cant sing of choirs as it is of hard for me to focus with so many > other voices and it interfers with me staying on key. > > I to be to not be of able to even jump on the trampoline as it > causes me great fear and anxiety of not having control of my ability > to balance and walk while on them. > > Cant roller skate much as fall and or fear will fall and often hurt > of my back or self when trying. Cant even stand up in ice skates. > > I to like to try of painting and or art but never have had ability > to draw things from mind or seeing of objects but recently did buy > of sketch pad to explore of it. Found now do have a slight ability > here but need to explore it more. Several of my childrens have of > strong ability in art. > > I to have interest to poetry and words, and can type out strong > metaphorical word pictures to distort and yet bring of a view point > to my thinking and or issues that are of important to me. I to also > be to have ability to bring in my own emoitonal thinking to words > and bring forth the profound feelings of things trapped deep within > me that spoken words cannot let of me bring to my lips but typing > out the words does. > > So maybe not all can do of sports but I to feel all is good at > something with some speical ability within in them autistic or not. > > Who to knows if had of family to encourage of me or place me into > such programs to explore an interest as a child maybe then would > have been to learn of skills for such outlets as that, but since > didnot have of that, lack if there would be of a talent hidden > within me. > > lack of exposure to things actually locks out potential of all sorts > of possibilities. Some families claim thier child does not have any > ability to explore certain activities but if no exposure to explore > various things one will not know of the hidden potentials of some. > > My Dr. Amigo helped of me see my own potential and helped encourage > of my ability and that is why my writing has been of a good source > of healing and giving me a place of success within me. I to feel > anything a person feels own inner success is of indeed true success. > Sondra > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Amnesty I to agree to that and if this was what kassi was refrring to then yes agree to the words of it as not all are of good to sports and it might be because they have not found one that works for them and or having the opportunity to be to explore of them. Kassi has been to find one that works for her and she is of very good at it too. Sondra In Autism_in_Girls , " Amnesty " wrote: > > Sondra, I don't think that Kassi meant that anyone could be GOOD at > sports, just that everyone should be given the opportunity to try and > see if they are. Personally, I am not athletic at all, I have slow > coordination, and I am a klutz. And I never had much interest. But my > brother and sister played soccor, and my other sister danced. All of > them were a lot more coordinated than me > My cousin who has Asperger's and several other disabilities, > including some physical limitations, plays baseball. My aunt searched > long and hard to find a little league team that would actually let > him play, not just sit on the bench, but she found one. He is > actually pretty good. He can't run due to breathing difficulties, but > he can hit, and then one of his team mates will run for him. It was > important to him to be able to play, and I think it's sad that it was > so hard for my aunt to find a team that would allow him to play. > Oh, like that kid who made the news with the basketball team...I > think it's great that they let him play and that he did so well, but > it really bugs me that no one LET him play until the very last game > of the season. If he'd been allowed to play sooner, he would have > enjoyed it more, and the team may have done better overall. Kids > should not be excluded from sports due to disabilities. > Amnesty > > -- In Autism_in_Girls , " sondra " <hfa2@> wrote: > > > > I to not be to agree here as cant play of sports. Simply like of > > some but never had of opportunity to play in a real team or chance > > to explore any real talent for a sporting like play. I to lack > > coordination or getting the concepts and so simply cant process how > > to do much things in sports but like certain aspects of various > > sports. Such as like to catch the ball with baseball mit if thrown > > to me. i to not be of good hitter with the bat though. I to like of > > the bowling but not like to wait for others to take of thier turn > > and so it causes me to lose attention too quickly. > > > > Always loved of ballet but am like of a person so uncordinated > never > > could be to do of it ever. Like being born with two left feets as > > people to say. > > > > I to love of music but cant read of it, cant multi task to play of > > instrument either although would love to learn of the violin, piano > > or flute and or the harp. > > > > I to have strong interest in bell choirs but watching of them play > > know for me never could be of so in tune to the rest of the choir > to > > be to come in good timing and out in good timing for my parts. > Would > > get stuck just ringing the bells or clunking them. > > > > Cant sing of choirs as it is of hard for me to focus with so many > > other voices and it interfers with me staying on key. > > > > I to be to not be of able to even jump on the trampoline as it > > causes me great fear and anxiety of not having control of my > ability > > to balance and walk while on them. > > > > Cant roller skate much as fall and or fear will fall and often hurt > > of my back or self when trying. Cant even stand up in ice skates. > > > > I to like to try of painting and or art but never have had ability > > to draw things from mind or seeing of objects but recently did buy > > of sketch pad to explore of it. Found now do have a slight ability > > here but need to explore it more. Several of my childrens have of > > strong ability in art. > > > > I to have interest to poetry and words, and can type out strong > > metaphorical word pictures to distort and yet bring of a view point > > to my thinking and or issues that are of important to me. I to also > > be to have ability to bring in my own emoitonal thinking to words > > and bring forth the profound feelings of things trapped deep within > > me that spoken words cannot let of me bring to my lips but typing > > out the words does. > > > > So maybe not all can do of sports but I to feel all is good at > > something with some speical ability within in them autistic or not. > > > > Who to knows if had of family to encourage of me or place me into > > such programs to explore an interest as a child maybe then would > > have been to learn of skills for such outlets as that, but since > > didnot have of that, lack if there would be of a talent hidden > > within me. > > > > lack of exposure to things actually locks out potential of all > sorts > > of possibilities. Some families claim thier child does not have any > > ability to explore certain activities but if no exposure to explore > > various things one will not know of the hidden potentials of some. > > > > My Dr. Amigo helped of me see my own potential and helped encourage > > of my ability and that is why my writing has been of a good source > > of healing and giving me a place of success within me. I to feel > > anything a person feels own inner success is of indeed true > success. > > Sondra > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 > > Sondra, I don't think that Kassi meant that anyone could be GOOD at > sports, just that everyone should be given the opportunity to try and > see if they are. Exactly! If I achieve my dream of starting a gymnastics facility, everyone will be welcome to give it a shot. Even if what they can do is roll (sideways) and explore creative movement with those ribbons and hoops and stuff. I know perfectly well not everyone will be able to do a backflip, or even a cartwheel. But that doesn't mean they shouldn't get to experiment with gross motor skills. One year I had a girl with apraxia in tumbling class. She worked the hardest and achieved the fewest skills, but she was happy because she got to TRY. And that means the world to me, that she got the same psychological benefits as the children without movement problems. Because as far as I'm concerned, no one is unteachable. That's what I mean by " gymnastics is for everyone " . Kassiane who's roommate thinks she'd have been Olympic level had she started gym. before age 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 > > In sports, I couldn't stand people running into me and being smelly. > > > > I was terrible at ballet, but I was really good at tap. My instructor was a > Broadway star (from a Chorus Line) and he said my stiffness was beneficial > for tap. I was ok at jazz, but I hated the music because it was modern > (which was in the 80's..ugh). Oh I hated tap! I was too floppy and it was loud. Ballet I was pretty horrendous at too. But I loooooooved jazz. We did a song from " Blues Brothers " one year... > Music, on the other hand, came more naturally to me than eating comes to NT > people. It is my language and it is how I communicate. It is how I cry and > how I laugh. Without music, my life would be a confusing indefinable sea of > confusion. My violin teacher felt I was a child prodigy because I could > play music after hearing it only once and I have perfect pitch. But my lack > of social skills made it hard for me to " sell myself " which ultimately > became my downfall. However, I plan to have a solo concert in July to > benefit Katrina missions. If it is ok with Temple Grandin, I would like to > call the concert Emergence because it is my way back out. I am trying to > develop the bravery to play in public again. That's really cool. I hope you succeed in your venture. Public can be scary. Musical instruments hate me...too much fine motor involved...but I have a friend IRL named who's like you, perfect pitch and instrumentally gifted. Kassiane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 Kassi that is of what my thinking is too and wanted to add to it because if parents do not expose the kids to new things and outlets they will struggle to find a hidden ability areas. As for me in growing up was never exposed or allowed to be part of any things to learn a talent or skill. Was exposed to bowling though as the step father of me was much into bowling leagues and such. But I to wanted to do music but it was never allowed for me. I to wanted to do baseball but that to was of forbidden. I to wanted to do swim team and this too so never had of chance to see if had of potential in a sport and because of lack of exposure and support never learned how to be to do sports. Some thngs never could be to do fro fear and lack of dexterity but would like as y ou to sahred to be of able to ahd exposure to try. Sondra In Autism_in_Girls , " kassihatestwistin " wrote: > > > > > > Sondra, I don't think that Kassi meant that anyone could be GOOD at > > sports, just that everyone should be given the opportunity to try and > > see if they are. > > Exactly! > If I achieve my dream of starting a gymnastics facility, everyone will be welcome to give it > a shot. Even if what they can do is roll (sideways) and explore creative movement with > those ribbons and hoops and stuff. I know perfectly well not everyone will be able to do a > backflip, or even a cartwheel. But that doesn't mean they shouldn't get to experiment with > gross motor skills. > > One year I had a girl with apraxia in tumbling class. She worked the hardest and achieved > the fewest skills, but she was happy because she got to TRY. And that means the world to > me, that she got the same psychological benefits as the children without movement > problems. > > Because as far as I'm concerned, no one is unteachable. That's what I mean by " gymnastics > is for everyone " . > > Kassiane > who's roommate thinks she'd have been Olympic level had she started gym. before age 14 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 Absolutely! I have in this program and it is the best thing we have ever done. It incorporates the best things from all of the therapies that work for her. She would go every day if she could! http://www.bigfungymnastics.com/programs/ > Because as far as I'm concerned, no one is unteachable. That's what > I mean by " gymnastics > is for everyone " . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 I agree Sondra, exposure is so important. I was never allowed to do any sports as a kid and now I feel I missed out. My daughter on the other hand has tried so many things at only 6 years old. She really likes horse back riding and her posture has really improved because of it. As for team sports she is not quite ready for that but there are a lot of adaptive sports in my area that encourage special needs kids to get involved so when soccer season starts again I will let her do that too. Tina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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