While the majority of children with autism struggle with motor-skill deficits and social skill limitations, both of which are helped by movement and physical activities with other children, there are few organized recreational sports that cater to children on the autism spectrum. But families in eight Florida cities, now expanded to Miami-Dade County (Miami Gardens) and Okaloosa County (Destin, on the Florida Panhandle) with grant assistance from the USTA Florida Foundation, are finding that access to the ACEing Autism tennis program is meeting those needs, and more.
I give back to the sport (tennis) that has given me so much
It was evident from a young age that I had some speech issues. My family did not understand how serious…
