A gym designed especially for kids with autism, is opening up new opportunities for the kids who go there and their families. The gym was designed to suit the unique needs shared by many children with autism, and is organized to create an environment where the kids can develop new physical and cognitive skills. For example, one child had low coordination and difficulty performing simple physical tasks before he began sessions at the gym, but the gym has helped this child to accomplish physical tasks with increased complexity over the two years he has participated in the program, to his parents’ delight.
How does a fitness center in Connecticut help autistic kids & adults improve their coordination?
A gym specializing in autistic kids is opening,
The gym uses a variety of design and coaching techniques to help the children. All the trainers have experience specifically working with autistic kids. The classes are all individualized to suit the needs of each particular child, and the classes are usually one-on-one with the trainer. Even the facility itself was designed to avoid some of the things that often cause autistic children to lose focus when performing physical tasks. Avoiding sensory overload is the key, so that’s why you’ll find beige walls and silent floors at this unique gym.
If you look at the walls they’re all basically beige.’ We don’t want a lot of bright colors in the gym cause that could also be sensory overload.
Laura Lurns · Learning Success expert
Key takeaways
- ASD Fitness Center in Orange, CN allows autistic children and adults to work on their fitness and athleticism in a safe environment.
- An autistic child named Alex learned how to do jumping jacks at ASD and has been training at ASD for quite some time.
- The owners keep the walls of the gym beige as to not upset the visitors by using bright colors.
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