Is Taekwondo Good for Children with Autism.

My answer is, absolutely yes! However I do have to say, it will depend on the child. If they can handle school and therapists telling them what to do all day, then in my opinion, they can learn Taekwondo. Now they probably won't be the best kid there, but it's not about that.

Sierra, my 7 year old with high functioning autism, started taking lessons this year. We decided to enroll her after some bullying issues. Yes, bullied in 1st grade can you believe it?



Now Sierra has very low muscle tone, is uncoordinated, can be very whiny, has the strength of a fly, and wouldn't hurt a fly if her life depended on it. Just for those reasons alone she should learn taekwondo. Here is why I think it is good for her.





She gets a workout three times a week, more if I make her practice. Before now she would never get any exercise except in school.





It builds her self esteem. Sierra just earned her yellow belt and I have never seen her so proud of herself before.





She is learning self defense. She has already been bullied, so this will help her if she needs to defend herself against a bully again.



