Ep. 128: Autism and BJJ, feat. Adam Medlock

This week, we're joined by Adam Medlock.  Adam is the lead autism educator for a special school in the UK.  He has worked with children and young adults with autism for most of his professional life.Adam joins us to educate the grappling community on autism.  He provides a framework for understanding the autism spectrum and making BJJ more inclusive to autistic students.Topics discussed include:How autism and the spectrum are definedHow BJJ may be beneficial to autistic peopleWhere autistic people may struggle with BJJHow we inadvertently alienate autistic peopleHow the instructor can help autistic studentsHow to help your autistic training partnersHow to make your gym more accessible.Mental models discussed in this episode:Keep it Playfulhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/keep-it-playful/The Golden Rulehttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/golden-rule/Cognitive Loadhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/cognitive-load/Flowhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/flow/Incremental Learninghttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/incremental-learning/Don't forget to check out BJJ Mental Models Premium!If you love the podcast, you’ll definitely love our premium membership offerings. The podcast is truly just the tip of the iceberg – the next steps on your journey are joining our community, downloading our strategy courseware, and working with us to optimize your game.  We do all this through memberships that come in at a fraction of the cost of a single private.Our premium offerings are powered by Patreon.  Sign up here:https://patreon.com/bjjmentalmodels/Need more BJJ Mental Models?Get tips, tricks, and breakthrough insights from our mailing list:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/join/Get nitty-gritty details on our mental models from the full database:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database/Let them know you're an educated grappler with our merch:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/store/Get the latest BJJ Mental Models updates from Facebook:https://facebook.com/bjjmentalmodels/Music by Enterprize:https://enterprize.bandcamp.com/