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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 107114" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>Based on my experience there are three possible "doable" sports.</p><p>Bowling. Many communities have awesome bowling programs that are</p><p>welcoming for difficult children. Cross country running. If you have a child</p><p>who needs to be part of a team..but doesn't have the blending skills, cross country is terrific. Everyone runs individually</p><p>but the team wins or loses by cumulative points earned by the</p><p>individuals on the team. Swimming. Some (and I have heard of</p><p>the opposite) swim teams allow the sense of unity with aloneness</p><p>acceptable.</p><p></p><p>Over the years we have tried with difficult child and GFGmom, soccer, T ball,</p><p>tennis, golf, basketball, karate and field and track at the high</p><p>school level. Each of those activities require an "awareness" of</p><p>the team needs that was beyond our difficult children. Mostly, they talked too</p><p>much and interfered with the concentration needed for the team.</p><p>Bowling and cross country were the most successful.</p><p></p><p>I have to admit that we were blessed with easy child/difficult child who never met</p><p>a sport he couldn't master PDQ. We have countless happy sports</p><p>memories from his youth...enough to offset the bad ones from his</p><p>Mom and his bro, lol. DDD</p><p></p><p>PS: I always stayed nearby for difficult child sports so I could see and hear what was going on...from an acceptable distance, pretending</p><p>to be deeply absorbed in a book.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 107114, member: 35"] Based on my experience there are three possible "doable" sports. Bowling. Many communities have awesome bowling programs that are welcoming for difficult children. Cross country running. If you have a child who needs to be part of a team..but doesn't have the blending skills, cross country is terrific. Everyone runs individually but the team wins or loses by cumulative points earned by the individuals on the team. Swimming. Some (and I have heard of the opposite) swim teams allow the sense of unity with aloneness acceptable. Over the years we have tried with difficult child and GFGmom, soccer, T ball, tennis, golf, basketball, karate and field and track at the high school level. Each of those activities require an "awareness" of the team needs that was beyond our difficult children. Mostly, they talked too much and interfered with the concentration needed for the team. Bowling and cross country were the most successful. I have to admit that we were blessed with easy child/difficult child who never met a sport he couldn't master PDQ. We have countless happy sports memories from his youth...enough to offset the bad ones from his Mom and his bro, lol. DDD PS: I always stayed nearby for difficult child sports so I could see and hear what was going on...from an acceptable distance, pretending to be deeply absorbed in a book. [/QUOTE]
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