| 603 | Friday, March 19, 2010 |
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| 2:45 PM-4:00 PM | Convention Center:111-112 |
| AAPAR/Adapted Physical Activity Council |
| Teaching Youth with Down Syndrome/ASD to Ride a Bicycle |
| Learn why bicycle riding is an important functional activity for youth with Down syndrome and autism spectrum disorders, important evidence-based outcomes achieved in youth who have learned to ride two-wheel bicycles, as well as key teaching procedures used to train youth to ride bicycles within a 5-day program and key elements of organizing a successful training program. The session includes examples of funding agencies that may be interested in funding a bicycle training program. |
Keyword(s): adapted physical activity, motor development and learning, therapeutic recreation
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| Speakers: Philip Esposito, Megan I. MacDonald, Janet L. Hauck, Irully Jeong and Dale A. Ulrich, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI |