Kids and SCI's

vintage , keithbruce ,

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Sorry guys, I thought it would be easy to click on bread crumbs at top of the screen to get to top of the section this post is in.

Anyhow, right now he's not hooked in on an official level with: Disability sports Australia; but we are aware of him and we have talked to them, though right now all his sports wishes and wants are catered to at school, if he wants in time he can choose any sport he likes.
Right now he's a Coxswain in one of the rowing crews at school (most of the kids are much older than him but he still goes to the school so he's eligible), he loves it because it doesn't require he have any special adaptations for him to participate, he can get in the boat with no help now, gets out of his wheelchair onto the pontoon then slides himself into the cox seat, we haven't talked about winter sports yet.

That's great, nathanau, that he has a sport to participate in that he can do with no special adaptations. It sounds like you have helped him past a big hurdle. ...and he will overcome yet more obstacles to have a happy, fulfilling life.

He has, though more group activities than sports, his main interest has turned to mountain biking, primarily trail riding in his hand cycle. He has tried basketball but really doesn't like it, the last couple of winters he has been quite into his sit ski, I can't afford to take him as often as he would like, but we still get in a week a year at least.