Studies on children with Autism, ADHD and the benefits of sports?

Question

I was wondering if anyone knew of any great studies or articles or knowlage about the benefits ( or the other way around) of children with Autism or ADHD and participating in a sport?

Answer 1

I found i great e-book called child anger revealed. it teaches you (the parent) how to teach your ADHD child how to deal with there frustrations and anger in non violent ways, i believe this will help your child, and he/she will be able to participate in sports once putting it in to practice. heres the link to the site you should have a look  

www.everydaylifestyle.com/child-anger-...

Answer 2

My brother Jimmy is Autistic and plays basketball. I think they logically in sport and seem to find better tactics then those without a disability, he always beats me when we play one on one basketball.

Answer 3

My son is now 16 . has Asperger Syndrome.... when he was 6 yrs. old he started taking jukido(a martial art ).. He was into it and stayed with it until he was a sophomore in high school .. at which time he joined the high school wrestling team.

It was his choice to be involved in these things .  I believe it's been good for him especially the socialization of being a part of a high school team ., where he has a feeling of belonging  and he has learned the responsibility involved in being part of a team.He has been wrestling now for 2 seasons .. and has  also made friends on the team.

Answer 4

I don't know any particular studies, but it commonly accepted that children with autism have sensory input disorders. Not only does that include the five senses that we expect, tactile, smell, sound, taste, vision, but also proprioceptive. It has been shown that ALL children learn better, their brains actually acquire information better when the proprioceptive system is being used, but it's doubly true for children who have proprioceptive reception problems.

Sports provides that input in a meaningful and fun way. Not only that, but the rules of most sports provides a framework with very obvious expectations. It can be difficult for those children who are socially inept, and those who have extreme auditory sensitivity, but I think that with a little work, you can find a sport or physical activity that is appealing for any child with autism. I did read an article about how heavy work and sports reduces stim behavior, but I have no idea where that is. Maybe if you google heavy work and stim behaviors.

My son did Tae Kwon Do for a few years, and my daughter (who is low functioning) loves to hike. So we load up backpacks and go serious mountain hiking. It's great for her, she craves it.