'If you don't talk, it doesn't work': how sport helps autistic people

The intrinsic importance of social skills in sport means it can be a more effective treatment than traditional therapy

“A few years ago, I couldn’t even go out of the house by myself,” says Daniel Mynott. That was before he started getting involved in sport. “Now, I go all over London and the country. I have so many friends I’ve lost count. I even have my own car.”

Mynott has autism. A few years ago, when he was 15, the Change Foundation turned up at his school and encouraged him to try taking part in sport. “I hated sport,” he says. “I was lazy as hell, but they saw my potential, they saw I was good with people. Gradually, I fell in love with it.”

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