Sailing in Charleston to sensory rooms in Dover and Detroit
Sails up!
Spectrum Sailing held a three-day autism-friendly sailing camp in October in Charleston, South Carolina, that included lessons around water safety, boat and sail parts, sailing conditions, and rigging.
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Sensory rooms
Non-league club Dover Athletic have created a sensory room at their stadium.
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NFL team Detroit Lions have also introduced a sensory room with support from Fredi The Pizzaman Foundation.
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Autism Acceptance Game
Central Michigan and Northern Illinois met in a volleyball game in October, and it was used to help improve awareness and acceptance of autism.
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Tom Aspinall and autism
The UFC heavyweight fighter opened up to BBC about his son’s autism.
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Runner of the Year
Thomas Harvey has autism and is a member of the Warriors Cross Country team in Philadelphia, New York, and recently won a fantastic award.
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Divergent Fitness
Exercise leader Julian Pineau founded Divergent Fitness to provide training sessions for people with autism in the US, and it’s growing in popularity.
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Sam Holness
The BBC made a documentary on Sam Holness who is an openly autistic triathlete.
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ACEing Autism
It was announced that sessions are expanding to a new location, Claremont, California, for six weeks across October and November.
