Aaron Fotheringham is my hero. He was born with spina bifida and has been in a wheel chair since he was young.
Aaron Fotheringham was the first person to do a backflip in a wheelchair. Aaron even coined the sport, “hardcore sitting.” He was 16-years-old in this video. (Below, I’ll attach a picture of me when I was a 16-year-old skateboarder.
Please note that I’d never recommend this sport (hardcore wheel-charing) as any type of recreational therapy intervention. Nor would I recommend it to anyone as a recreational pursuit. I think this is dangerous.
I’m very hypocritical in saying that I wouldn’t recommend anyone doing these type of activities in a wheelchair.
As many of my close friends know, I was an avid skateboarder during my youth. I skated up until about 2003. I’ve been a recreational therapist since 2002. Recreational therapists provide treatment services for people with disabilities.
Skateboarding was my passion. It offered freedom, autonomy, self-expression, social interaction with friends, solitude enjoyment, physical fitness, and creativity, and so much more. I'd say that skateboarding was very therapeutic for me during my teen years.

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