Are SPORTS HELPFUL??? | ADHD Information

My adult cousin participates in Special Olympics. She told me that my son could join. I didn't think she knew what she was talking about, but apparently she did. Thank you Corrina for this heads up. We might not try it this year, but I'll keep it in mind for next year.

Good luck to your son at the meet in May!!! My son's running in the Special Olympics next month! :)

He did not do well with organized team sports. However, one on one sports,
like karate, have been great for him. It teaches discipline and give them a
physical outlet.

Every child is different - you'll never know until you let him give it a shot.
See if you can rent or borrow equipment for a while to make sure it's right
for him. - hockey can be a very expensive sport.

Special Olympics, that is awesome.  I have volunteered in the past.  My sister and brother-in-law volunteer every year!  Good for him, I wish him luck.  :-)

I am actually a hockey player myself, I am only 31 years old.  I have played hockey all my life.  My nephew is really interested in following in my foot-steps, I'm just unsure how he will handle the constructive criticism from the coaches.  He does well with floor hockey and is very good on ice skates.  He wants to play.  I'm just curious on how other parents kids with ADD or ADHD do with organized sports.

When are the special Olympics where you are from?  Good luck again to your boy....

I live in Maine - his meet is first week in May. I was stunned when he was
eligible because he's not physically disabled - but, like I said, his ADHD
keeps him from participating fully in a lot of sports. You learn something
new every day!

As far as taking to coaching - try it out with him yourself. Tell him you want
him to know what it's like when someone tells him what to do, and talk to
him afterward about what he was thinking. Let him try it - he might
hyperfocus on it and be genius on the ice.

Thanks for wishing my son well!

Oh thas awesome Corina. I''m sure your very proud mom and rightfully so :) Thank you for sharing as its very encouraging to other parents. Kudos to your son

I tried my son in baseball two different years and it was a horrible experience for all involved! I'm looking into gymnastics since that may help keep him more mobile and not so much downtime (ie: dugout and outfield). congrats to your son!!i think sports are helpful for a number of reasons but it's also important to have a healthy balance and to find the activity that your child enjoys most.  they may not know what they want to do so then you just start doing things until you find one they like and one that they're good at.  some kids are more athletic than others and that needs to be considered as well.  maybe it isn't sports that your child is good at but maybe something more creative like art class or even ballet?  the key is to keep your options open. my son is 5 and we have him in swimming and soccer.  He does much better in swimming than in soccer because soccer is a competitive sport and your on a team.  He doesn't quite get that he doesn't have to get every single goal and that if someone on his team gets a goal it's good for the the whole team.  He is also "everywhere" on the field and is pretty uncorrordinated.  He gets upset alot and cries during soccer.  It's heartbreaking.  But I just try to stay positive for him and tell him he's doing great.  But he gets very frustrated with himself.  I'm not going to pull him out of soccer, but I am reconsidering re-signing him up and just sticking to one on one sports.