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Social Skill Integration Through Movement and Strength: Play Date with a Friend

Social Skill Integration Through Movement and Strength: Play Date with a Friend

Sheena Leedham
Tagged: Special Needs
Make this your chance to verify how training (all our hard work) gives us lots of opportunities to enjoy life.
Meal Prep Basics for the College Student

Meal Prep Basics for the College Student

Sheena Leedham
Tagged: Special Needs
Why plan? What can food do for me? When should I eat for a workout? — A group of students with Asperger's asks questions to fulfill big aspirations to look and feel good.
Ocalicon 2016 — Nation’s Premier Autism and Disabilities Conference

Ocalicon 2016 — Nation’s Premier Autism and Disabilities Conference

Sheena Leedham
Tagged: Special Needs
With the option to pick and choose over 40 presentations to attend within a 10-hour day, here's how I plan on implementing what I learned within the private and college setting.
A New Kid Under the Bar

A New Kid Under the Bar

Sheena Leedham
Tagged: Special Needs
Erasing the zoo schedule from the dry-erase board that served us for a 14-week prep was unsettling. Where our training has gone, is miraculous.
Social Skill Integration Through Movement and Strength: Off-Site Team Training

Social Skill Integration Through Movement and Strength: Off-Site Team Training

Sheena Leedham
Tagged: Special Needs
As we relocate a group of connected individuals outside of the gym, the mindset attached to training evolves.
Mitigating ADHD in Athletics

Mitigating ADHD in Athletics

Amy Wattles
Tagged: Special Needs
To improve the lives of those with ADHD and those interacting with these individuals, we must better educate the teachers, coaches, and mentors.
Social Skill Integration Through Movement and Strength: Team Training at the Gym

Social Skill Integration Through Movement and Strength: Team Training at the Gym

Sheena Leedham
Tagged: Special Needs
In this type of training, we’re taking things one step further — we share the entire training experience with at least one partner at the gym.
Special Olympics Ohio: The Definition of Strong(er)

Special Olympics Ohio: The Definition of Strong(er)

Alycia Israel
Tagged: Special Needs
The powerlifting community could learn a lot from the Special Olympics.
Social Skill Integration Through Movement and Strength: ½ One-to-one, ½ Training Partner

Social Skill Integration Through Movement and Strength: ½ One-to-one, ½ Training Partner

Sheena Leedham
Tagged: Special Needs
In this type of training, we’re taking things one step further — we share the training experience with a partner.
Zoo RunRun — Blaine Crosses the Finish Line in His First 5K

Zoo RunRun — Blaine Crosses the Finish Line in His First 5K

Sheena Leedham
Tagged: Special Needs
Two faces in a crowded zoo, here's our story: a 14-week play-by-play that prepared us for the rigors of race day.
Social Skill Integration Through Movement and Strength — Off-Site Training

Social Skill Integration Through Movement and Strength — Off-Site Training

Sheena Leedham
Tagged: Special Needs
½ Gym, ½ Off-Site Training leads us here: a full session away from gym grounds. Fit your programming needs within these structures to differentiate skill, meet new people, and have fun.
Social Skill Integration Through Movement and Strength — ½ Gym, ½ Off-Site Training

Social Skill Integration Through Movement and Strength — ½ Gym, ½ Off-Site Training

Sheena Leedham
Tagged: Special Needs
The goal is to get an inactive child on the spectrum socially and physically strong through movement. You're ready to leave the comforts of the gym and move off-site to extend the learning curve.