Hi folks.
I've spoken about my daughter on here before but she's autistic and has pretty much missed the entirety of her high school education (she's year 10). She entered high school at 11 (year 6) spent a couple of weeks there before her anxieties got too much for her (I won't go into details again here). Had perhaps 6 months at a hospital school before agreeing to give high school another try (and being very excited about entering mainstream again). Things were going really well (albeit on a part time basis) and she made new friends, but eventually she succumbed to her anxieties again and she crumbled (was heartbreaking to see...she really wanted to be 'normal' like her old primary school friends).
Last year she started coming to the gym with me (she was once an incredible swimmer) and after a while developed a passion for power lifting. The lockdown had the potential to push her under but fortunately we were able to pick up a second hand gym system (cage, barbells, bench and weights) just in time.
She has a dedicated schedule (and was with a power lifting coach in Manchester a before the pandemic) and it's done massive wonders for her well being (slowly coming off her sertraline medication).
Huge worries over he future (lack of qualifications) but she had the idea that she would like to be a personal trainer and nutritionist (in the realms of PT) and perhaps, eventually, sports science.
We've started a few Open University courses (diet, nutrition, sports science) which we're doing together. We're now actively looking for PT courses when she turns 16 in November.
We've shortlisted two companies that both have very good feedback and we've spoken to them with regard to starting when she is 16.
One had an issue over training on site as she would have to be 18. The other mentioned this wouldn't be an issue (fully online for a start) but some gyms could employ her when she's 16.
This is where it gets a little bit nebulous for me. The only other difference between them as far as I can see it that the level 4 Nutrition course has the following:
Any tips or advice would be most welcome.
Thanks.
I've spoken about my daughter on here before but she's autistic and has pretty much missed the entirety of her high school education (she's year 10). She entered high school at 11 (year 6) spent a couple of weeks there before her anxieties got too much for her (I won't go into details again here). Had perhaps 6 months at a hospital school before agreeing to give high school another try (and being very excited about entering mainstream again). Things were going really well (albeit on a part time basis) and she made new friends, but eventually she succumbed to her anxieties again and she crumbled (was heartbreaking to see...she really wanted to be 'normal' like her old primary school friends).
Last year she started coming to the gym with me (she was once an incredible swimmer) and after a while developed a passion for power lifting. The lockdown had the potential to push her under but fortunately we were able to pick up a second hand gym system (cage, barbells, bench and weights) just in time.
She has a dedicated schedule (and was with a power lifting coach in Manchester a before the pandemic) and it's done massive wonders for her well being (slowly coming off her sertraline medication).
Huge worries over he future (lack of qualifications) but she had the idea that she would like to be a personal trainer and nutritionist (in the realms of PT) and perhaps, eventually, sports science.
We've started a few Open University courses (diet, nutrition, sports science) which we're doing together. We're now actively looking for PT courses when she turns 16 in November.
We've shortlisted two companies that both have very good feedback and we've spoken to them with regard to starting when she is 16.
One had an issue over training on site as she would have to be 18. The other mentioned this wouldn't be an issue (fully online for a start) but some gyms could employ her when she's 16.
This is where it gets a little bit nebulous for me. The only other difference between them as far as I can see it that the level 4 Nutrition course has the following:
- RSPH membership for 1 year
- RSPH Level 4 Award in Nutrition
- Gain the letters MRSPH after your name
Any tips or advice would be most welcome.
Thanks.