Autistic children and hobbies?

[Gemmahearts94]

I know this might seem like a silly question because every child is different.

and I know at the moment it's not possible, but I have a daughter who has just turned 4 she has autism, was non verbal untill 3 and a half and now only speaks in learn words and phrases from tv, so right now it wouldn't happen,

but I was wondering have other children similar to my daughter successfully been able to partake in clubs and hobbies when they get a bit older.

if she wants to of course I'd love for my daughter to do some sort of dancing, or gymnastics, or a sport.

it's hard to tell because I don't know how she will develop, it just seems a shame that she may not get those oppertunities because she dosnt seem to have a lot of understanding at the moment.

They don’t have the same presentation of your DD, but autistic teen DS3 does a mixture of mainstream clubs/groups, SEN sessions and 1:1 lessons. DS2 has ADHD and is awaiting an ASD assessment and he manages mainstream clubs. DS1 doesn’t have ASD but does have other complex needs and doesn’t manage any clubs. DD2 is autistic, she is now an adult, but managed mainstream clubs/groups.

I have been taking her to sen sessions at a trampoline park which she loves buY she dosnt understand instructions atm so a proper gymnastics class wouldn't be a good idea, I just hope in the future she can. Thanks for your reply

She will absolutely be able to take up a hobby! I'm sure you realise this but it sounds like it will be a matter of letting her lead and will depend on how she experiences the world. Some autistic kids love the physical experience of things like dance, some prefer the more focused and quiet things. She will almost certainly find something she loves, even if it's not what you might have hoped for her. I had dreams of my DD (9yo) joining gymnastics and active clubs (I'm quite sporty) but we soon realised that any group activity in a big hall was like dragging her into a noisy games arcade.

My best hope for my DD is that we can find her a non-competitive solo activity that she loves, like (private) swimming lessons or cycling. She also loves solo stuff like art.

My mums friend is a private swimming instructor and my daughter is next on her list, she specialises in teaching special needs children to swim, so
thats coming up soon, that'll be a good indicator at how well she can take on instructions

My daughter is autistic and takes part in plenty of mainstream classes - she is particularly good at dancing and just loves performing on stage, musical theatre is the place she feels most accepted and at home (and helps combat feeling 'different' at school as theatre people tend to be very accepting - children and adults).

She wasn't ever non verbal but had very delayed speech and then needed speech therapy until she was 7 - she still started musical theatre classes at 4 as she loved singing even when she didn't really speak much.