Can your ASD children ride a bike?

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.

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?

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  • I'm more interested in kids rather than adults.

    zone_tripper said:
    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

    I must have missed that one. My local independent AS support group trains children how to ride a bike but the NAS group either hasn't noticed how many children with ASD can't ride a bike or doesn't consider it an issue worth addressing.

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  • I'm more interested in kids rather than adults.

    zone_tripper said:
    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

    I must have missed that one. My local independent AS support group trains children how to ride a bike but the NAS group either hasn't noticed how many children with ASD can't ride a bike or doesn't consider it an issue worth addressing.

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