Sport is for everyone and autism changes nothing
Understanding Autism and Sport For anyone who knows Val and I, or follows our blogs on special needs children, they will know we place enormous emphasis on sport in Autism. Everyone knows that sport is important in child development, big deal do I hear you say? But let me tell you, in Autism it [...]
Conor goes canvassing with Hildegarde: Autism power! Hildegarde Naughton at work For anyone that knows Val and I, they will know we place huge importance on making sure our boys stay active in the community and understand the importance of giving back. And where best can anyone do this, than to participate [...]
October series standard course October series short course Conor's sailing journey
Conor takes on the sea: autism conquers ocean racing! As many of you know, Conor and his sailing team had been busy preparing for another major sports challenge: To be the first Aphasic autistic adult to helm a racing cruiser in a major ocean race. This endeavor has been followed by several blogs written [...]
For those who are regular readers of my blogs, speaking about the abilities of autistic children is a common theme. And in many of these blogs you will see sport pop up frequently particularly as we head into the summer months, as we are now. These blogs cover a host of outdoor (and some [...]
As parents of language deficient children we know how incredibly isolating this condition can be. Yet a great many children with this and related disorders like autism can be highly visual and with the right strategies can participate in and grow from exposure to sports. While our boys were clearly very visual, they were globally [...]
Autism and getting out and about with your child. With the summer arriving, and the children soon finishing school many parents are speaking to me about getting out and enjoying the summer with their children. This can be somewhat more complicated when one or a number of your family are autistic. In many [...]
Sports activities and the autistic child. For anyone who is a frequent reader of my posts on the development of autistic children, they will know the importance I place on sports activities and the use of the great outdoors in the development of our children. And right from the get go, just as with [...]
Learning readiness: sensory integration and processing If your child is everywhere at once and has the concentration span of a goldfish, how can you teach him anything? Our special needs children frequently have difficulty processing sensory information. What this means is that they have difficulties learning from their senses. They are not learning ready. [...]
Disaster strikes! The calm before the storm As we discussed in previous blogs, the path to getting Lea Oh into the water went, well, flawlessly. In fact, for a boat that was in storage for over 10 years, the boat's inventory of everything from scrubbing brushes to near new sails was quite astonishing! Even [...]
