(NC) Monroe

ACEing Autism is on a mission for children with autism to grow, develop, and benefit from social connections and fitness through affordable tennis programming, uniquely serving individual needs while filling a national void for this growing and worthy population. We aim to be the preeminent thought leader on how tennis and sport develop children with autism spectrum disorder.

The current Monroe Program Director, Mia Sokhi, has been volunteering with ACEing Autism for 2 years. She is on her high school tennis team and loves connecting with the participants through tennis. She enjoys seeing the kids succeed in each session.

Fall 2024 volunteer opportunities are available now!

Trained Program Directors and volunteers lead participants through our curriculum. At the very heart, tennis is a social game that furnishes a natural opportunity to develop and reinforce skills that many children on the spectrum find a struggle: turn-taking, focus and attending, motor planning, fine and gross motor skills, and more. Our Program Directors meet athletes where they are at and progress through our curriculum at their own pace.

We offer weekly tennis clinics for children with autism between the ages of 5 and 18. Our clinics run for one hour, with sessions running for six to eight weeks at a time. Volunteers are paired up with a participant, hopefully for the duration of the session. The children in our program do not need prior tennis knowledge as our curriculum & volunteers support each child’s individual abilities and needs!