# 'Agricultural specialisterne': rural employment revolution for those with Autism **URL:** \ **Category:** Lounge\ **Created:** [June 5, 2011, 5:40am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/agricultural-specialisterne-rural-employment-revolution-for-those-with-autism/50615 "2011-06-05T05:40:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 162
**Author:** ![Visionary7903](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/45deac/32.png) [@Visionary7903](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Visionary7903)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2012, 4:13am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/agricultural-specialisterne-rural-employment-revolution-for-those-with-autism/50615/162 "2012-03-25T04:13:22Z")
Master Paul Del Sordo of [Pediatric Martial Arts](http://www.pediatricmartialarts.com/springfield-nj-special-needs-martial-arts.htm) in Springfield, New Jersey teaches kids the Soo Bahk Do system - a kind of Korean karate. The way that rituals are an essential part of the various Asian Martial Arts should also be good for kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders. After all, kids with Autism, often thrive on routine… > [@](#): > > …**“I liked the forms,” [A mother whose two daughters train in the Hwang Karate Studio] said, describing the ritualized movements students must learn.** She said Del Sordo’s instruction is “a good mix of discipline and humor and wisdom” and is a constant reminder of certain values, “such as ‘Always finish what you start.’”… (source: [Students study Soo Bahk Do at Hwang Karate : page 1 - NorthJersey.com](http://www.northjersey.com/news/98482789_Township __karate_kids__ earn_black_belts_at_local_school.html?c=y&page=1)) --- _[View the full topic](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/agricultural-specialisterne-rural-employment-revolution-for-those-with-autism/50615)._