Special Words for Special Needs ~ Learning Disabilities Mean Little in Sports
10:17 AM, Oct. 2, 2009
The leaves are changing and tailgating is happening all across the country. Happily most special needs children will fit right into organized sports. In fact that is where some really shine!
Bruce Jenner--a gold medalist in Track and Field has dyslexia.
Jerome Bettis--former Steelers player has asthma.
Magic Johnson--basketball player has dyslexia.
Bo Jackson--baseball and basketball had a stuttering disability.
Ron Harper--a basketball player has a speech and reading disability.
Curtis Pride--a baseball player who is deaf, using 5% residual hearing to talk and fluently lip read.
These athletes have a high degree of physical ability that is completely unhindered by their learning disabilities!
For those of our children that would not fit into a sports team there are options! In the last two years a wonderful organization has started near us that has year long teams and sports for every learning and medical disability. As I look around the country this is a new trend. Your local ARC should know of any opportunities in your area.
I know a wonderful man that coaches for our local Special Olympics. He praises the organization and highly recommends it. Check it out. Even if your child is not desiring to participate this may be a wonderful chance to volunteer at a disability friendly event.
I recently found out that our local childrens hospital has a full PT, OT, and exercise therapists. They told me that with a doctor's script you can get a personalized exercise program. This would help protect your child from any unintentional harm from exercising.
Heather lives in West Virginia. She and her husband have been homeschooling their 5 children for 8 years. Due to a genetic disorder their children have multiple special needs. Living life to the fullest for the glory of God is their goal! Visit Heather's page at www.homeschoolblogger.com/gfcfmomofmany/ or at Special Needs Homeschooling.
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