ACEing Autism Flagstaff wrapped up its first fall session recently after five weeks of assisting autistic children grow and develop through fitness and social connections, filling a national gap for an underserved community.
Since 2008, the Los Angeles-based program has been a preeminent leader in demonstrating how tennis and sports benefit children with autism by developing their social skills, fine-motor skills and engagement.
A survey conducted by UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatments (UCLA CART) revealed that because of ACEing Autism, 90% of children significantly improved their tennis and motor skills, 78% improved their general behavior and mood, 92% improved their social skills, 82% improved their on-task engagement and 64% improved on repetitive behaviors.
