i have a question ..... IF YOU CANT SWING A BAT = AUTISM

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well i have this question wondered. beacuse i dont know...

i Think my brain was hidden by depression ........

i feel pretty normal... but what gets me is that i cant swing a bat ... maybe i got autis mafter all..

thanks alot

There is no evidence to support the idea that being unable to swing a bat has anything to do with being autistic, as well.

General clumsiness, maybe; but just bat-flailing? Not likely.

Well I can swing a bat, in my youth I did sometimes play with a bat and ball.

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Diagnosed under the DSM5 rules with autism spectrum disorder, under DSM4 psychologist said would have been AS (299.80) but I suspect that I am somewhere between 299.80 and 299.00 (Autism) under DSM4.

I don't think swinging a bat has got anything to do with autism. I'm pretty good at rounders etc.

Sure, I can be clumsy and hurt myself around the house, but hand eye coordination is something that can be acquired if you apply yourself. I've been enjoying sports my whole life and I haven't been the type you'd think of as an athlete, what with my other interests and personality traits. I think the truth is that most anybody can benefit from sports and many people on the spectrum can become more coordinated than they first expected.

Between middle school, high school, college, and the gyms I've been to as an adult I've played football, basketball, baseball, rugby, tennis, track and field, and then later on fighting sports with freestyle and greco wrestling, jiu jitsu, boxing, muay thai, savate kickboxing, I've tried it all. And if you met me you probably never would have guessed that I do sports, especially with my hair turning grey.

So to everyone else out there with ASD: you probably can swing a bat. It just takes time and when you apply yourself it's worth the investment in time, in any sport, it's great for your self esteem, confidence, and discipline.

But can you do forward summer saults or forward hand springs? I was the only kid in my junior high gym class that couldn't. That of course is no more a sole basis to diagnose someone with autism then swinging a bat which I could do but very poorly. HOWEVER lacking motor skill coordination which may very well express itself in not being very good at sports or having poor handwriting or being generally clumsy are common among many - probably most but not all people with Autism Spectrum conditions.

It's not the swinging the bat I have a problem with, it's hitting the ball. Especially when it's thrown straight at my face.
But unless you're planning to become a baseball player I don't see why swinging a bat is such a huge deal. Of course, pro baseball players hardly ever do anything but stand there and drool tobacco juice, and get paid a trillion dollars for doing so.

I lacked the hand/eye coordination to do sports. in school instead of PE they had me clerk in the office.