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Parents of children with disabilities, What kind of bike does your child ride?
My son who is 9 cannot ride a two wheeler. He is afraid of it even with training wheels and at this point, he is embarrassed to try.
I was looking online at getting his 4 yr old a bike and my 9 yr old said to me I wish I was small so I could ride a bike and it broke my heart.
He is mildly autistic, ADD, has cognitive impairments, dyspraxia (coordination and balance issues) and proprioceptive sensory issues too.
Can anyone recommend a recumbent bike that does not look like an oversized tricycle, is reasonably priced, works well for these kids?
I was liking the triton pro, it costs 350 dollars. It's a lot of money to us. If it works as well as it seems to in the videos I have no doubt its a good investment. Also, we have another son the 4 yr old who has mild CP and potentially may never ride a 2 wheeler either.
Does anyone own one? Does it really accommodate kids 4 ft.-6'3" and 250lbs?
Can other kids with similar issues ride a 2 wheeler? When did they begin?
4 Answers
- Fluffy Cheryl♥Lv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
My son is dyspraxic and he had trouble riding a bike, he was ok with his 2 wheeler with training wheels on it, but freaked as soon as i tried to remove them and would not try again. He was almost 17yr old before he actually gave it a real try and now rides a 2 wheeler
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I work at a place known as STDC- Sullivan Treatment Diagnostic Center- Otherwise known as The Center for Discovery, there I work with Autistic children as well children with other disabilities. None of them can ride 2 wheelers and they all have 3 wheeled bikes. They seem to work well for them for their sensory needs as well as giving them the opportunity to live life as normal as possible. Here is a website that Might help you out. these bikes are similar to the one at my place of employment. Hope it helps.
Source(s): http://www.industrialbicycles.com/ - ?Lv 45 years ago
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- 1 decade ago
You can get larger 3 wheeler bikes, right up to full size. There's an autistic kid near us who rides a large 3 wheeler.
Look here for ideas
http://www.industrialbicycles.com/
...and there are other sites
This model would be good I guess, within your budget and transportable for vacations
