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Getting into the game : sports programs for kids with autism

By: Smith, Veronica.
Contributor(s): Patterson, Stephanie Y.
Publisher: London Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2012Description: 255 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9781849052498.Subject(s): CHILDREN | AUTISM | SPORTS | PARTICIPATION | COACHING | MOTIVATION | BENEFITS
Contents:
Foreword by Connie Kasari|Acknowledgments|Preface|PART 1: ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT IN SPORT : THE BASICS ON HOW AND WHY TO GET STARTED 1. Why participating in sports is great for individuals with ASD 2. Choosing a sport 3. Working with your coach : parent's corner 4. Supports and strategies for learning in sport 5. Learning supports for children with ASD 6. Keeping everyone organized and motivated : strategies for encouraging volunteer engagement|PART 2: SPORTS FOR NEW ATHLETES WITH ASD 7. Bike riding / Janine Halayko, Veronica Smith 8. Let's go skating! / Stephanie Patterson, Vivian W Ng 9. Swimming / Laura Dumas, Veronica Smith 10. Kicking the habit : martial arts / Jonathan Rivero, Stephanie Patterson 11. Tennis / Shafali Spurling Jeste, Richard Spurling, Stephanie Patterson 12. Soccer / Veronica Smith|References|About the authors|The contributors|Subject index|Author index
Summary: "[This book] will help families, clinicians and coaches support children with autism in taking their first steps into sport and recreation, Participation in individual and team sports plays an important part in children's development and promotes growth in a number of areas. As well as the obvious health benefits, sports also provides the perfect backdrop to teach young people with autism about social conventions, strategy and teamwork; all invaluable lessons that can be applied to wider society. By detailing six popular sports: cycling, ice skating, swimming, soccer, martial arts and tennis, and including the unique experiences of families of children with autism this book offers all the information, advice and support needed to help kids with autism engaged in fun and positive sport environments." - BOOK JACKETReview: This book is organised in two parts. Part 1 introduces basic information about sport, strategies for choosing a sport, working with coaches and volunteers and adapting educational strategies for use in the sport environment. This part provides information and tools to help families make informed decisions and gives coaches ideas to help them improve the sporting experience for children with ASD. Part 2 introduces readers to the benefits and potential challenges of six different sports; biking, skating, swimming, martial arts, tennis and soccer and considers the potential benefits and challenges of each activity. Basic skills are presented in a step-by-step fashion, with photos and diagrams as well as charts and organisers to help families make a plan and support the new athlete appropriately. The authors of this book are American and Canadian respectively, so rugby, cricket and netball, which New Zealanders might well expect to be top of the list, don’t feature. However the ideas and strategies described here could well be extrapolated to other activities. The authors’ hope that sport can be “a means to develop “physical literacy”, peer relationships, inclusion, and, above all, to have fun while doing so!’ would be everybody’s heartfelt wish.
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Foreword by Connie Kasari|Acknowledgments|Preface|PART 1: ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT IN SPORT : THE BASICS ON HOW AND WHY TO GET STARTED
1. Why participating in sports is great for individuals with ASD
2. Choosing a sport
3. Working with your coach : parent's corner
4. Supports and strategies for learning in sport
5. Learning supports for children with ASD
6. Keeping everyone organized and motivated : strategies for encouraging volunteer engagement|PART 2: SPORTS FOR NEW ATHLETES WITH ASD
7. Bike riding / Janine Halayko, Veronica Smith
8. Let's go skating! / Stephanie Patterson, Vivian W Ng
9. Swimming / Laura Dumas, Veronica Smith
10. Kicking the habit : martial arts / Jonathan Rivero, Stephanie Patterson
11. Tennis / Shafali Spurling Jeste, Richard Spurling, Stephanie Patterson
12. Soccer / Veronica Smith|References|About the authors|The contributors|Subject index|Author index

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"[This book] will help families, clinicians and coaches support children with autism in taking their first steps into sport and recreation, Participation in individual and team sports plays an important part in children's development and promotes growth in a number of areas. As well as the obvious health benefits, sports also provides the perfect backdrop to teach young people with autism about social conventions, strategy and teamwork; all invaluable lessons that can be applied to wider society. By detailing six popular sports: cycling, ice skating, swimming, soccer, martial arts and tennis, and including the unique experiences of families of children with autism this book offers all the information, advice and support needed to help kids with autism engaged in fun and positive sport environments." - BOOK JACKET

This book is organised in two parts. Part 1 introduces basic information about sport, strategies for choosing a sport, working with coaches and volunteers and adapting educational strategies for use in the sport environment. This part provides information and tools to help families make informed decisions and gives coaches ideas to help them improve the sporting experience for children with ASD.
Part 2 introduces readers to the benefits and potential challenges of six different sports; biking, skating, swimming, martial arts, tennis and soccer and considers the potential benefits and challenges of each activity. Basic skills are presented in a step-by-step fashion, with photos and diagrams as well as charts and organisers to help families make a plan and support the new athlete appropriately.
The authors of this book are American and Canadian respectively, so rugby, cricket and netball, which New Zealanders might well expect to be top of the list, don’t feature. However the ideas and strategies described here could well be extrapolated to other activities.
The authors’ hope that sport can be “a means to develop “physical literacy”, peer relationships, inclusion, and, above all, to have fun while doing so!’ would be everybody’s heartfelt wish.

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Not quite what I was wanting but an interesting read.

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