Study bids to break down barriers to coaching children with autism

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A study into the coaching of young people with autism in community sports has revealed that education about the development disability remains a major challenge.

As part of her doctorate in Mary Immaculate College, Kate O’Brien interviewed 13 Irish coaches across eight individual sports - archery, athletics, kickboxing, rowing squash, surfing, swimming and tennis.