KEEN’s athletes have a wide range of disabilities, including:

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Autism

Cerebral Palsy

Down Syndrome

Epilepsy

Learning Disabilities

Mental Retardation

Pervasive Development Disorder

Spina Bifida

Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorder-NOS (not otherwise specified) are developmental disabilities that share many of the same characteristics. Usually evident by age three, autism and PDD-NOS are neurological disorders that affect a child’s ability to communicate, understand language, play, and relate to others.