I've mentioned before that I've been looking for a martial arts class for J. I'd checked one out at the community facility where J does football, but the instructors had no knowledge of SN and classes were twice a week, so I wasn't keen. Well... someone mentioned another class close to where we live so I called in on Saturday to chat about it. Turns out the instructor teaches special needs to student teachers at Newcastle College, and when I asked if he knew anything about AS he said "Oh, it's a form of autism, I know quite a bit about that". And the classes are very cheap at £2 a session, just a short walk from home, and after we were allowed to stay and watch part of the black belt class J was utterly smitten! Beginners class starts in about six weeks and he can't wait!
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