Autism Soccer: Challenge Them To be Better: On Growing Up Daily

Make it look like a game, a to-do list of what they must do on a daily basis.

Life is a process of change; this means that when growing up as an adult, you’ll face ups and downs. As a parent, you are aware of the challenges your kids have to face at this moment. But there’s a difference between you and your kids: they have ASD, so their growth will be very different than yours. Your kids will have to face challenges you didn’t have to pass through, making it harder for him/her. You should be proud of your children and support them in any way you can, that’s the least you can do to show how much you care.

There is a trick that might help your kids to improve every day: make their daily life a challenge for them to complete it. To do so, just follow these steps:

Make a schedule of activities: Plan their day according to what they usually do, and start adding tasks little by little so they get used to them. Put them on a list and check if they complete all of them.

Do not press your kids: Remember, this is about having fun while also learning new things. Challenge them with didactic activities that require some effort, without pushing them.

Rewards are necessary: Show them that every effort has its rewards, take them out and give them freedom to choose the place, or give them a present.

Communicate: Talk to them at the end of the day, ask if they liked certain activities you made them accomplish, pay attention to their likes and dislikes and go further. If they enjoyed the math task, encourage them to do more of those.

All written down: Keep a journal of how they’ve been developing in the week, and the reactions they had. This will be your personal guide on the following days with your kids.

Making the daily life an adventure will change his perspective of life, in the future you’ll see how important and helpful this was. Your kids need to be ready for facing what’s out there as well, and a good way to start is to trust them with the people at Autism Soccer, they have all set up for your kids to be in a positive environment of sports and social skills development.