My Son who is Autistic, has taken an interest in skateboarding… I’ve watched him overcome his fear & get on a skateboard & ROLL like a PRO!
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The acceptance, the support, the athleticism the freedom to enjoy himself and have fun with children his age while learning. I think it’s a form of sensory seeking that he is able to satisfy to a degree by watching the repetition, motion and flow. Seeing it’s ok to FALL, & GET BACK UP no matter the set backs. 🏆
We’re big eagles fans over here, but he has an older cousin that is the stud linebacker playing for the University of South Dakota currently, #5, that’s been supportive of him and quite the role model in several sports & academics.
We were only watching skateboarding for a few months, (he liked to sit at the skatepark and observe and cheer, lol) but one day we were in a store grabbing some things for the house, he saw a skateboard on the shelf, grabbed it, got on it & started rolling. I grabbed my phone as fast as I could in shock because I was so proud and couldn't believe what I was seeing! I’m tremendously proud because up until then he’d been very shy, reluctant to even try. He only wanted to watch, until THAT day!
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