WendyisDarling
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Mar 29, 2007
Has anyone or their child participated? Esp. curious to know from parents of children with autism.
DS can't play any structured sport activities. He can't pay attention, can't communicate properly, follow all the directions, etc. I have been thinking of signing him up for Special Olympics.
I seriously started thinking about it a couple days ago when he told me about a character on a TV show getting trophy. Then he added someday I (but used his name in third person) will get a trophy. It broke my heart. My 12 year old has a shelf full that he started getting at 6, most are participation, but he still likes them.
Ppl forget that our kids do notice what is going on around them and often want to do the same things as other kids.
School field day is coming up. Veering even farther OT but I HATE that day. All the parents come and watch. DS needs his aide to help him run the relays, etc. He is a great runner, but gets distracted or can't understand what he is supposed to do. The kids are OK about it but the parents are done right nasty. I hear them talking behind my back about him. Every year I have to fight off tears and am not always successful.
I would love to see him do something that makes him proud of himself and not judged as being inferior. But, what about the "invisible disability" do many autistic kids participate?
TIA to anyone who replies.
DS can't play any structured sport activities. He can't pay attention, can't communicate properly, follow all the directions, etc. I have been thinking of signing him up for Special Olympics.
I seriously started thinking about it a couple days ago when he told me about a character on a TV show getting trophy. Then he added someday I (but used his name in third person) will get a trophy. It broke my heart. My 12 year old has a shelf full that he started getting at 6, most are participation, but he still likes them.
Ppl forget that our kids do notice what is going on around them and often want to do the same things as other kids.
School field day is coming up. Veering even farther OT but I HATE that day. All the parents come and watch. DS needs his aide to help him run the relays, etc. He is a great runner, but gets distracted or can't understand what he is supposed to do. The kids are OK about it but the parents are done right nasty. I hear them talking behind my back about him. Every year I have to fight off tears and am not always successful.
I would love to see him do something that makes him proud of himself and not judged as being inferior. But, what about the "invisible disability" do many autistic kids participate?
TIA to anyone who replies.