Autismability: new scheme to encourage more people with autism to engage in sport
A research team from the Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences (RISES) are continuing their collaboration with the Wirral Autistic Society on a new scheme designed to encourage more people with autism spectrum conditions to engage in sport. The scheme is called Autismability and is funded by a grant awarded to Wirral Autistic Society by Sport England. As part of the project, the team will investigate the secondary psychosocial benefits of engaging in a programme of trampolining. Dr Spencer Hayes commented: “Engagement in sport, coupled with different forms of motor and