What do sport and autism mean to each other?

en-zaFebruary 18, 2022

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About this Episode

It might seem unlikely to have a strong bond between autism, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and sport. Yet, this episode shows that there can be a mutually beneficial relationship between the two. Today I am in conversation with Adam Millichip, sports teacher at Tettenhall Wood School in Wolverhampton in the UK.

We discuss how important both watching sport and playing sport, where possible, is to a lot of students with ASD. As evidence of this, Adam helped some of his students, including Abtar and Tom (pictured above), set up a podcast where they interview famous sportspeople! While providing wonderful and unique content for avid sports fans and podcast listeners such as myself, Adam explains how this project has helped his students improve their confidence, communication, and social skills.

You can find their podcast at podpage.com/tws-sports-podcast. This is a wonderful project by some special people, and I hope you enjoy the episode.

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