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[quote=Anonymous]We want to help our 10 year old son find some hobbies or activities that he can pursue, something that takes practice and that he'll get better at as he progresses, to help build up his self-confidence.  He's a smart kid, but has high-functioning autism, which manifests itself in limited interests, and I think he's starting to become aware that he's challenged in ways that most kids aren't due to his autism (for example, our 7-year old DD is now starting to pursue interests in music and martial arts).  He's not at all interested in sports or martial arts.  He's done chess camp, lego robotics, music lessons etc.  He likes them well-enough, but doesn't seem to want to spend time doing it outside of camp or lessons.  When he's older, I assume he could join math clubs or the math olympiads, which is his strong suit.  I firmly believe in letting the child take the lead in pursuing hobbies, but I feel like we've run through the obvious things and now he just doesn't even know what options are out there.  I will suggest a rock climbing team, chess tournaments for kids, and orienteering, but any other suggestions?  He'd probably be interested in coding or video game design, but I can't find any that are close to us (Alexandria).[/quote]

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