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Q: AS and fear of sports
asked by: catonia on May 20th, 2008
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Years ago i was dating this guy who had Aspergers syndrome and whenever he was doing cricket or basket ball etc... he used to dodge the ball every time.He'd cower,dodge,run away from it,rather than catch it.
Also,i have AS (some reckon so,where as most people think it's deffo ASD,but not Aspergers) and i remember skipping school on sports days.

Was his fear of the ball hurting him related to AS?
My mum says he hasn't got AS,as sufferers are meant to be fine with sports.
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Hallokidoki replied on May 23rd, 2008
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Hello Catonia,
It's very recognizable. I too have AS. It's not only the ball for me (it's also the fuss (of the people), the socializing, etc...).

Other sports (not teamsports thus) are not a problem for me.
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luvumason replied on May 24th, 2008
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Hi, I have a little boy that has highly functioning autism and he will not play sports. Like Hallokidoki said, he doesn't like the noise and the large crowed but, also the fast movement of the bat and ball. Those are all sensory related issues that come along is AS and autism.
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