Child with Autism is On the Beam

After early intervention, including speech, physical, and occupational therapies, Cierra discovered she had a talent for tumbling. Her parents enrolled the young girl with autism in the Oshkosh (WI) Gymnastics Center where she excels at bar, beam, vault, and floor events. Her parents say the gymnastics is like therapy for Cierra; it provides her with discipline and social interaction.

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