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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 342562" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I wouldn't force a child who is afraid of getting hurt to play a sport where you do get hurt. In fact, maybe sports isn't his niche, maybe it's art or chess or something else. My own son would make a fine football player and the coach always asks him to join the team, but his answer is, "No way! I don't want to get hurt!" Nothing like an Aspie to tell it like he sees it <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>For exercise we have son work out, ride his bike, play soccer and compete in the Special Olympics (even though it's supposed to be for cognitively slow kids and he's not). He enjoys all of the above. I would not want to force him to do anything however that scared him, even if he was good at it. As somebody said, your son is only nine. If he quits right now, it's not that big a deal, really. JMO</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 342562, member: 1550"] I wouldn't force a child who is afraid of getting hurt to play a sport where you do get hurt. In fact, maybe sports isn't his niche, maybe it's art or chess or something else. My own son would make a fine football player and the coach always asks him to join the team, but his answer is, "No way! I don't want to get hurt!" Nothing like an Aspie to tell it like he sees it :happy: For exercise we have son work out, ride his bike, play soccer and compete in the Special Olympics (even though it's supposed to be for cognitively slow kids and he's not). He enjoys all of the above. I would not want to force him to do anything however that scared him, even if he was good at it. As somebody said, your son is only nine. If he quits right now, it's not that big a deal, really. JMO [/QUOTE]
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