Description: Adaptive Sports in the Newshttps://vimeo.com/746207137 READ ARTICLE A love of Martial Arts combined with a passion for working with children with special needs. Amanda is a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant since 2002 who moved to San Diego from New York in 2015. She has been working with children with special needs since 1999, beginning her career
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Amanda is a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant since 2002 who moved to San Diego from New York in 2015. She has been working with children with special needs since 1999, beginning her career as a teacher assistant at the preschool her sister attended as a child with spina bifida.
It has been Amanda’s dream for years to combine her love of martial arts with her passion of working with children with special needs; whether it’s autism, down syndrome, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, learning disabilities, hearing/vision deficits, etc. She has studied karate, Muay Thai, and jiu-jitsu since 2006 and has competed in kickboxing and grappling on an amateur level. Coaching is her passion and Amanda believes martial arts has many benefits to all children, but particiularly children who have diff
Special thanks must be given to Marco. For all his hard work, time and patience; in aiding Amanda with her classes.