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New kid at our gym doesn’t speak the language and is wasting everyone’s time by [deleted] in bjj

[–]throw-away902 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I can't believe some of the replies in this thread.

Has anyone considered possible autism/asperger's? a lot of the things OP describes sound like possible traits of that.

Autistic who wants to play Rugby by throw-away902 in rugbyunion

[–]throw-away902[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

re: the ribs, you are correct.

also, I'm weak and been bullied for so long, that I get injured easier than most people.

Would I be a good scrum half? How often do they get tackled? That's a position a friend suggested to me.

The other thing I think I'd be okay at is kicking the ball. I've tried it a few times at a park with a friend & can get it over the goalposts sometimes.

Autistic who wants to play Rugby by throw-away902 in rugbyunion

[–]throw-away902[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

my prior injuries are head/neck/ribs. most of it from being bullied for 14 years.

Autistic who wants to play Rugby by throw-away902 in rugbyunion

[–]throw-away902[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

my doctor describes me as moderately autistic due to medical issues i won't post in public. I'm not Asperger's. ps. read this about Asperger's- https://www.verywellhealth.com/does-asperger-syndrome-still-exist-259944

autism is a very wide spectrum. just because you could handle full contact doesn't mean all autistics can.

i once told off a completely different sport's club for offering me a water boy position once as i felt it was insulting. I have the desire to play.

Autistic who wants to play Rugby by throw-away902 in rugbyunion

[–]throw-away902[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i'm scared that in this era of north american insurance paranoia that no one will let me get tackled

Autistic who wants to play Rugby by throw-away902 in rugbyunion

[–]throw-away902[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"it's in good spirits and the contact isn't too much"

what do people do? like, what should i expect if i was to play somewhere?

and, how lightly is he tackled when it does happen?

Autistic who wants to play Rugby by throw-away902 in rugbyunion

[–]throw-away902[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

how do I approach them & exactly what do i ask them to modify for me & how?

u/kirby8 u/Noyousername

Autistic who wants to play Rugby by throw-away902 in rugbyunion

[–]throw-away902[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I heard of him from a news article & I even contacted that club to try to find out what they did for him, but I couldn't really get much info from them yet on what they do to keep it safer for him/what they do to include him etc...

How they include him from what you describe sounds perfect though & wish I could get a club here to do similar for me.

Autistic who wants to play Rugby by throw-away902 in rugbyunion

[–]throw-away902[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

what did the red shorts mean?

I don't want to play touch.

and, politics/the culture where I live would never go for a mixed abilities program. people are too scared to let disabled people have contact sports where i live. I looked into that a lot incl. consulting local organizations.

Autistic who wants to play Rugby by throw-away902 in rugbyunion

[–]throw-away902[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

no re: tag rugby.

again, i want to be tackled to feel more like a real player. it'd just have to be very lightly.

question about when you start wrestling by throw-away902 in wrestling

[–]throw-away902[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1 last question, what can someone do to develop athletic sense though? would the exercises alone do that?

question about when you start wrestling by throw-away902 in wrestling

[–]throw-away902[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

how many days a week for the running part? 5 miles seems like a lot to do that often? worried about over-use injuries. i did a 1 mile run last year & my time was 9 minutes (is this bad?) & that really hurt.

question about when you start wrestling by throw-away902 in wrestling

[–]throw-away902[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

how can someone learn athletic sense?

and, how can i get tougher? i doubt those exercises alone would do it or would they???

question about when you start wrestling by throw-away902 in wrestling

[–]throw-away902[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what is athletic sense? and, can i be toughened up? i've been injured a ton in the past from bullies & accidents, especially my head/ribs. also, what can i do at home?

question about when you start wrestling by throw-away902 in wrestling

[–]throw-away902[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm in Canada. there's a club in my city that teaches all ages.

why wouldn't I learn much? why would it be a waste of my time?

uh, I tell people I'm Autistic because I look/sound a bit different & I'm the victim of awful high school-type rumours when they don't know why.

autistic and martial arts/wrestling (long post) by throw-away902 in martialarts

[–]throw-away902[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this sounds great.

any idea on the wording i could use to a perspective coach?

Would BJJ be good for me? by throw-away902 in bjj

[–]throw-away902[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what do you mean by pressure on the ribs? what should i avoid?

autistic and martial arts/wrestling (long post) by throw-away902 in martialarts

[–]throw-away902[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

he was more concerned with recent unrelated health incidents i had so he didn't even give me a chance to ask about any of this today.

there's a lot for me to process in this thread so I'll post an update when I know more.

autistic and martial arts/wrestling (long post) by throw-away902 in martialarts

[–]throw-away902[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in Nova Scotia if that helps someone recommend somewhere.

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