Parameters of working with children with learning disabilities
- Adam Haynes
- May 3, 2018
- 1 min read
Within my FMP I am planing on hopefully including some pupils that have learning disabilities such as Autism, Dyslexia and ADHD. These disabilities can majorly affect a persons life but I believe that the lessons that the skatepark offer allow them to be themselves and not worry about their disability or any other problem they may have.
Below is a quote from Health24 a fitness website about the advantages of participating in sports activities;
"Sport offers physical advantages – good blood circulation, stronger muscles, better balance and co-ordination. But, sport can offer so much more. “Sport provides a platform for acquiring life skills,” says Hilary Beeton, an occupational therapist and athletics classifier for the South African Sports Association for Physically Disabled and the International Paralympic Committee. Beeton says people who participate in sports enjoy psychological benefits like goodself-esteem and confidence and a belief in their skills and abilities. They may also have lower anger and stress scores than people with disabilities who are inactive."
I feel as if this statement is very true as I see the positive outcomes the lessons have on the children. They become a lot more relaxed a feel very comfortable around all of the instructors, I feel as if the lessons help the children in many ways other than learning tricks such as their social confidence and they also start to believe in themselves a lot more than they did before they started the lessons.
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