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A project she has been working on for a long time, her talk will explore the benefits of taekwondo on children with autism, developmental coordination disorder, ADHD, and attention deficit disorder through relevant studies and some of Shreya’s own experiences in the dojang. She hopes to create a stronger understanding of the importance of recreational therapy, like martial arts, for special needs students to create more inclusivity and awareness in local dojangs and training facilities. Shreya Chakraborty is a current junior at IMSA. She considers herself a classic math nerd who loves to sing, binge-eat sugar cookies, and take long, relaxing runs on and off campus. Ever since she was young, she has been known as “the girl who can kick butt,” as her taekwondo dojang has always been her second home. Not only has she grown up learning to break boards and spar in intense combats, but her greatest growth in taekwondo has been through teaching and giving back to her community, especially to special needs students. A project she has been working on for a long time, her talk will explore the benefits of taekwondo on children with autism, developmental coordination disorder, ADHD, and attention deficit disorder through relevant studies and some of Shreya’s own experiences in the dojang. She hopes to create a stronger understanding of the importance of recreational therapy, like martial arts, for special needs students to create more inclusivity and awareness. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx