At least a year ago I placed Jump rope on the schedule. As soon as I wrote it on the dry-erase board, Blaine erased it and said that it was something that he could/would not do. At that point I didnt force him to do it and instead moved on to the next exercise. I knew in order for him to eventually jump and/or use the jump rope, Id have to find alternative jumping movements and label them creatively, therefore placing minimal focus on the jumping aspect. Also, Id have to find ways to incorporate the jump rope so that it wouldnt be so strongly associated with primarily jumping aka the movement that was uncomfortable and a sure fire tool for failure. A few of these exercises included: Rope Plate Loader Roller Ride, Snake, Untangle the Knot, Banded Monolift Swings, Blue Pad Portal Escape, Monkey Bar Grip Lands, etc. Although its been a pretty long progression, were now at a point where he asks to jump rope. #autism #elitefts #goblaine
Posted on: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 18:58:50 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015