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My teen PDD son LOVES boats and their swaying motion. I have signed him up for a crew team this summer. The coach sounds like a really good guy, and I think it will be a positive experience. Has anyone else tried this and how did it go? well... Uhh I never personally got involved with this kind of thing but did have a neghboor and another kid I went to school with that enjoyed this. One time I even got to help them work on a small boat owned by my neghboor, it was their project. Got to accompany them down by the docks and check out whats goin on it looks like alot of fun but definatly probably not cheap even for the smallest boats.Thanks. I agree that it is not an inexpensive project. Happily, we live in a waterfront town and the program is subsidized considerably. It looked like a fairly serene sport which is what Jake needs. He hates balls, teams, noise and stuff like that. I am hoping that rowing is something that won't stress him and will make him a part of something. Also, the coach said kids with long, strong legs do well and Jake is 5'9 and much of that is legs! I just want to make sure that there's no aspect of it I haven't considered that might upset him. that's a really good idea! I have a ton of friends who do crew but none are on the spectrum! let us know how it goes...one thing noise wise: the coxswain yells stuff at the team to let them know when to stroke.. He will probably be OK with someone yelling directions because he is OK with his sensei yelling commands in karate class. What is upsetting is usually unexpected noise. I'll keep you posted. I rowed on my crew team in High School. I loved it! There was a girl with autism on the crew team. It's a perfect sport because it's so predictable and follows a routine. You do the same thing the whole time, you know exactly what's expected of you! The girl on our team was VERY good at what she did because she was more in "sync" than all of us! She counted in her head and you could see her thinking about it. It's a sport that does require a LOT of concentration, though. It is not as "serene" as it looks. As long as you are paying attention to what you're doing, you're good to go! That's the only thing, if he has any attention issues. If you're not watching what's going on, in the crew world, they call it "catching a crab." Your oar will come back and hit you in the chest and knock the wind out of you! (Not to scare you, but just to keep on the watch for good attention skills.) I think he will do well with it, especially if he has good joint attention skills and loves boats!!We live by the water and my kids are involved with different water sports. My daughter (she sails and does swim team) has tried crew and she loves it. It is grueling but the learning curve is very high. Unlike soccer, baseball, swimming many kids who start crew start around your sons age. So the playing field is even, there are different teams according to their experience and abilities. There are different types of boats and teams as well. When I saw crew in the title, I didn't remember it also means rowing! I sure hope it works out for him. From what I hear, it's the coach's attitude that's the biggest factor in making the experience a successor a failure for kids with autism. Good luck! Second NorwayMom. Hope the coach is a wonderful man. Concernedpa. Thanks all. The coach sounded really nice and I will check him out thoroughly just to be sure. I only have to sign up and pay week-by-week so if the situation isn't a fit, we'll be able to quit fairly easily. However, one of the things that made me think this coach might be understanding is that he promised to refund our tuition if it didn't work out and said his daughter, who he described as kind and nurturing member of the team, would be keeping an eye out. |
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