What to look for in an autism swim instructor

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All Autistic Children Should Learn to Swim
https://www.sunsationalswimschool.com/special-needs-swim-lessons


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Children with autism are drawn into the water, and rates of drowning are very high. In fact 91% of all wandering deaths for autistic children are because of drowning. We want to change that with our swim lessons for autistic children. 

Autistic children see, feel and understand things in a different way, which makes teaching them to swim an entirely new challenge. 

Find autism swimming instructors who:
  • have experience with kids on the spectrum
  • understand the best techniques to help your child learn to swim and be safe around the water. 
  • understand every child with autism is different 
  • have a wide range of experience
  • know how to use child-centered methods and flexible teaching to make the special needs swimming lessons work for you. 
Request if the swim instructors can even provide visual supports, like visual skill cards, to help children on the spectrum to process and understand the swim skills before they practice them.


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