Sports and going for walks. My neighbor just made fun of me today for having my kid do jumping jacks and other exercises in the yard. Whatever.

Go to the ymca everyday. Jog around indoor track, use weight room if you’re allowed, shoot hoops, swim. Rain or shine - 5 or 6am if the afternoon is too hard.

Treadmill and stationary bikes for both kids. Pediatrician is a stickler for 45 minutes of in home gym exercise every day. They watch shows.

Anonymous wrote:Taekwondo, five days a week. He loves it!

He is AuDHD, if that matters. We found a school that is special-needs friendly. Definitely call ahead and disclose the Dx ahead of time. If they balk on the phone, it’s not the school for you. Tell us where you live, OP, and maybe someone can give you a recommendation for a Special-Need friendly activity.

Taekwondo, five days a week. He loves it!

Walking, biking, home "gym" equipment (treadmill, etc),
Mini soccer with friend or family.

He bikes around or walks with music or podcasts.

Sports were also a no go here. It’s easier now that he can head out on his own.

Walking the dog after school and swimming twice a week.

My teenager is not SN, but he's likely on the spectrum and likes very specific, measurable directions, and if it were up to him he'd do no exercise. We have a rowing machine and we assign a fixed amount. If your child is like that, anything that can be easily quantified might work. That is, "Go kick the soccer ball against the wall 350 times" might work better than "Go play some soccer ball."

We've been trying to figure this out as well. Our son is not a fan of sports. The cordination and the social aspect of sports are extremely difficult for him. The only thing we can get him to do is an adaptive TKD class and even that is difficult. We try to go on bike rides, but again he hates. Curious what sports others are doing and their ASD child does not struggle to do?

He rides a stationary bike while watching a show. Sports were a no go.

My son does two sports, about to start his third. Try to model good behavior.

My oldest is nine, but he plays sports which helps a lot. He also will walk on the treadmill while I work out (he likes it because he can watch something while he walks). We go for family hikes most weekend mornings. We've trained for 5k runs together.

So basically organized sports and modeling a healthy lifestyle/doing it together. My husband and I prioritize working out, and we prioritize it for our kids too. We limit screen time so he has more time available for other things, including exercise.

Op here. My kid is autistic, low support needs.

Rewards?

Can you get your kid to use home exercise equipment?

Life is much easier when my kid (age 10) has exercised!