Individual sports are a good step. Do you think he can learn to manage swim team as a next step? Or something where he's competing, but with himself as much as with others? Those are easier for this kind of kid than contact sports and sports where someone gets "out".
I definitely think this is the way to go, but even those types of sports are difficult for him. Actually, if he could do them early in the day it would be better. By late afternoon/early evening, his attention is shot which contributes to the frustration of not being "good enough". We tried swim team, but it was very chaotic, and ds was lost. Also, it took the fun out of swimming, which is one athletic activity that he absolutely loves. He's actually a VERY strong swimmer, but he hated swimming laps and was continually distracted by all the activity around him. At this point, individual or very small group activities are best for him when it comes to athletics. We just haven't found the right one yet. I'd really like to sign him up for the rock climbing place. You get a membership, and then you can climb all you want. They even have free classes for members, and many of them are one-on-one or small group (or even just for a family). Anyway, that's another issue altogether. Right now, I'm primarily concerned with how to handle the PE situation. I really don't want the teacher to dislike ds and think of him as a behavior problem. He's the kind of kid who wouldn't break a rule if his life depended on it (at least not on purpose).
