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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you are looking for fun and social go with soccer. At this age you can find a British soccer class. Then when you DS goes to K, there will be a rec league. Join the one that kids from school join.  Once of my children has been playing since preschool and is now 10. He doesn’t love the game and never did any travel clubs but stays for the social aspect. There are always friends from school on the team. It’s a lot of running.  Rec is low pressure. [/quote]

Op I’m going to bet that most people giving answers here do not have a kid on the spectrum. You should honestly post this on the kids with special needs board. Soccer is just about the worst activity you could sign up a kid with ASD. Anything involving “teamwork”, paying attention to rigid rules, complete sensory overload and trying to track a ball is setting your child up for disaster. I know this because I have a son with ASD. Gymnastics is also a joke. There is so much stimuli in a gym- my son went into complete meltdown mode. Find a sport that does not require a team. Tennis, golf, martial arts- but all these things require private lessons. I’m sorry to say if you want your child to be able to learn anything  and to focus you must do private lessons. Do not waste your time trying “teams”. That includes swimming. My son loves to swim but there is no way in hell he is remotely ready to be in an environment with a bunch of screaming and yelling parents and kids and whistles blowing. I wish it were different- as I am a good swimmer and thrived on that. You just have to find a good coach no matter what you do- one that is understanding of special needs. Many coaches do not get it at all.  We tried group martial arts- that also did not work. We ended up finding a really good kung fu teacher - and my son focuses a lot on tai chi and centering himself.

I would not focus on your child ‘excelling” at a sport. It’s more important to find something they truly enjoy and are willing to do to get some exercise. You need to let go of the keeping up with the joneses when you have a special needed child. Finding something they enjoy is paramount. And post your future questions in kids with special needs forum. Looking at pages like this will just make you upset. [/quote]

These things really depend on the child’s needs and the options available. I have taught in an autism classroom and have taught gymnastics classes for kids diagnosed with ASD, however I agree in general some classes and environments (and teachers) might not work. Some gyms have classes on Sunday morning with only one class at a time that are more sensory friendly, for instance. Some have parent participation classes for 3-5 year olds. You would have to research whatsoever the options are in your area and go observe to see if it would be a good fit. I agree there are definitely scenarios that won’t work.

Swimming often has options for private or very small group lessons, especially in the kids swimming schools. So I agree that’s often a good option. I don’t necessarily think it has to be only private lessons if your child has been successful in other group settings, but it depends on the instructor, class or activity structure, and environment. I would generally focus more on individually active activities rather than “teams” for a younger child with ASD. With more info like a general city or county the OP wants to look for classes in, we might be able to give more specific recommendations (assuming they’re posting from the DC area like most posters here). [/quote]

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