A Newsletter from Special Olympic Louisiana! This monthly story is inspiring! More is coming up from Centenary College Special Olympic Club😎😎

Check out this newly published article-“Physical Activity and Mental Health of Parents of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder”. doi.org/10.1123/apaq.2…

🚨Ahead of print #HIGHLIGHT 👉Examining the #physicalactivity levels and #MentalHealth status among parents of children with #Autism. xiaoxia zhang #APAQ Available now.. journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/…

A relatively late but still interesting study for those who might be interested :) -Disparities in Physical Activity and Depressive Symptoms among Young Adults in the Early Stage of the COVID-19 Pandemic journals.aiac.org.au/index.php/IJKS…

Very thankful for my nominators!! And very horned to be recognized by this national organization! 😊😊

The Special Olympic Athlete kicked off a Centenary baseball game with a nice first pitch! What a happy moment to see the baseball players cheering for him!!

The Special Olympic Club at Centenary College is sooo active! Very proud of my students 👍👍🥳🥳

This is the most rewarding moment of being an advisor and instructor!!! Student’s thank you letter is the best gift for my first year as assistant professor ☺️☺️☺️

NEW EPISODE! The Long Beach State APE crew interviews Dr. Monica Lepore about her career, the benefits of aquatics for children with disabilities, + tips/strategies when teaching in an aquatics setting. Melissa Bittner Barry Lavay National Consortium tinyurl.com/yc88ykwb

Happy to share APAQ’s Special Issue out now‼️ ➡️Global Matrix of 2022 Para Report Cards on Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents with Disabilities. ➡️Open Access ✅ ➡️Inclueds data synthesized from 14 countries 🇧🇷🇨🇦🇫🇮🇫🇷🇭🇰🇮🇪🇮🇱🇱🇹🇵🇭🇰🇷🇪🇸🇺🇸🇵🇱🇨🇱 journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/…

Congress has never fully funded the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. It’s past time to change that. NCPEID is proud to support Senator Chris Van Hollen and Rep. Jared Huffman's IDEA Full Funding Act to ensure all of our children have access to a high-quality education.

Check it out! 👀 APE Assessment webinar FREE for SHAPE America members! shapeamerica.org/prodev/webinar…

The latest What’s New in Adapted Physical Education podcast features an in-depth conversation with APA scholar Dr. Kwok Ng about the newly established Para Report Cards ifapa.net/para-report-ca…

Brought my first-year KINESIOLOGY students to LSU Health Shreveport to learn PT, OT, PA programs there! It’s a nice trip to help them prepare for the 4 years college with clear goals😎

SO Fitness At Centenary instagram.com/p/CzL7sknu9iG/…

The Special Olympic Club members and volunteers at Centenary College is planning the activities for upcoming SO athletes! Excellent team! ☺️☺️

Hey #AdaptedPE teachers! Here’s a great opportunity to share your stories about connecting with parents of the children you teach. If interested, you can reply to this tweet, direct message, or email me at [email protected]

2024, so much to expecting!!!

The WVU Friday Adapted Physical Education Program was back in full swing once again this year! This cooperative venture between CAHS and Mon County provides developmentally appropriate coaching and physical education instruction in aquatics, more skills and fitness/sports.

I'll be attending the amazing 2024 North American Federation of Adapted Physical Activity (NAFAPA) Symposium. Let me know if you're planning to attend so that we can say Hi! 👋 Or register now and join me at the event! whova.com/portal/registr…