Can your ASD children ride a bike?

Arran said:

It is quite well known by parents that children with ASD often experience difficulties learning to ride a bike although the NAS doesn't seem to notice it, or that approximately half of all children with ASD are unable to ride a bike by their 10th birthday.

Actually, the NAS does acknowledge that children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders do have difficulty with fine motor coordination skills, such as tying shoe laces, catching a ball, and riding a bike.  

"...They may find co-ordination difficult. This means that they may find it difficult to do things like use scissors, use knives and forks, or ride a bike..."

Source - www.autism.org.uk/autismeasyread

It is also not unknown for people with ASD to also have Dyspraxia.  

In addition to difficulty with holding a pen/pencil the conventional way, poor hand writing, catching an object, and tying shoe laces, I also had difficulty riding a bike without stabilisers as a child.  

Can your ASD children ride a two-wheel bike? Did they find it easy or did they struggle learning to ride over a prolonged period? Did they learn to ride using a balance bike or with stabiliser wheels? Did any children start off on a bike with stabilisers and failed to learn how to ride without them, but learned to ride using a balance bike at an older age? Have any children had professional training how to ride a bike or training by a local ASD support group? Have any children been trained at school how to ride a bike?

However, after much encouragement from my parents, and trial and error, I eventually learnt to ride a bike and tie my shoelaces.  

I still have difficulty with handwriting and prefer typing.  I still hold pens and pencils the exact same way as I did when I was a small child; in a way different to the conventional way of holding a pen/pencil.  

Arran said:

It is quite well known by parents that children with ASD often experience difficulties learning to ride a bike although the NAS doesn't seem to notice it, or that approximately half of all children with ASD are unable to ride a bike by their 10th birthday.

Actually, the NAS does acknowledge that children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders do have difficulty with fine motor coordination skills, such as tying shoe laces, catching a ball, and riding a bike.  

"...They may find co-ordination difficult. This means that they may find it difficult to do things like use scissors, use knives and forks, or ride a bike..."

Source - www.autism.org.uk/autismeasyread

It is also not unknown for people with ASD to also have Dyspraxia.  

In addition to difficulty with holding a pen/pencil the conventional way, poor hand writing, catching an object, and tying shoe laces, I also had difficulty riding a bike without stabilisers as a child.  

Can your ASD children ride a two-wheel bike? Did they find it easy or did they struggle learning to ride over a prolonged period? Did they learn to ride using a balance bike or with stabiliser wheels? Did any children start off on a bike with stabilisers and failed to learn how to ride without them, but learned to ride using a balance bike at an older age? Have any children had professional training how to ride a bike or training by a local ASD support group? Have any children been trained at school how to ride a bike?

However, after much encouragement from my parents, and trial and error, I eventually learnt to ride a bike and tie my shoelaces.  

I still have difficulty with handwriting and prefer typing.  I still hold pens and pencils the exact same way as I did when I was a small child; in a way different to the conventional way of holding a pen/pencil.