Speaking in a telephone interview Tanzania Swimming Association (TSA) Secretary General Ramadhani Namkomveka said his association values the importance of sports to every person amid having programs which cater for special needs.
He said sport has proved to be the best stress remover to many people especially those with physical and mental challenges.Namkomveka said the best way parents and guardians with children with autism can do is to play together with their children.
“If you're hoping to relieve your child with autism involve with team sport, and play together just for fun. Whether you're shooting baskets, tossing the ball back and forth, or learning to skate, you'll be building both physical and social skills if you do it together. In the long run, it's experiences like shooting hoops with dad, mum, or guardian that help build parent-child connections,
“At (TSA) we have a special desk which handles people with special needs and women, our aim is to see that every person who feels and loves swimming should be given the opportunity to swim, that desk is headed by Geoffrey Kimimba”, he said.
He said the best sport for every child and even children with autism is the one the child enjoys and excels at.Namkomveka was speaking while the country joined the world to mark Autism month.
Speaking at the commemoration event held in Dar es Salaam, National Association for People with Autism (NAPAT) urged the government to sensitise people on the rights of people with autism.
Vice-chairman of the association Adelhard Kweyamba said people with autism in the country face a lot of challenges which include being sidelined by the community.
The event started with a walk from Kigogo to Msimbazi Mseto Primary School and was sponsored by Lions Club of Mzizima. It was attended by top government officials who included Beatrice Fungamo who is the assistant commissioner for social welfare in the Ministry of Health.
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