The Importance of Adaptive Aquatics for Children on the Autism Spectrum

All children can benefit from taking swim lessons. They are a great way to exercise and make friends, while also teaching kids potentially life-saving water skills. Swimming lessons for children on the autism spectrum can be even more beneficial to their overall well-being.

Adaptive Aquatics Swim Program

Caroline, who was diagnosed with autism around age three, was going to occupational therapy, physical therapy and speech therapy to help her adapt to everyday life. However, once she started school, finding the time to take her to three different therapies was difficult. Her mother, Jennifer, then decided to enroll her in the Texas Swim Academy Adaptive Aquatics program to ensure she would still get the stimulation she needed.

Swim Lessons for Children on the Autism Spectrum

Caroline has been taking swim lessons for almost a year now. Jennifer has observed these lessons as being greatly beneficial to her overall sense of independence and confidence-it's a set of skills Caroline can see herself building on her own that she can be proud of. Unlike other swim programs they had tried, Texas Swim Academy has provided much more individualized swimming lessons for children on the autism spectrum in Katy, Cypress and Houston. The Adaptive Aquatics program instructors are specially trained to work with these children, so they focus on what Caroline feels comfortable doing rather than trying to mold her to traditional swim styles.

Texas Swim Academy instructors are trained to provide highly individualized swimming lessons for children on the autism spectrum. This includes not only basic swim instruction, but also creating a calm, reassuring atmosphere in which these students feel comfortable learning and growing. In turn, students develop necessary water skills and get physical stimulation they need while also building up their sense of independence. We believe that anyone of any ability can learn valuable water skills with just enough patience, compassion and consistency from our swimming lessons in Katy, Cypress and Houston.

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Autism Awareness Month and Adaptive Aquatics

Springtime has long been symbolic of change and new beginnings. It is more than rotating our closets and cleaning out the garage-we as humans use the spring to reflect on how we want to grow. Thus, there is no better than April for Autism Awareness Month.

National Autism Awareness Month was founded by the Autism Society to promote inclusion, acceptance, and success for persons with ASD. It helps draw attention to the tens of thousands of individuals facing a diagnosis of autism each year through online events and activities, declarations in high levels of government, and even local events and opportunities to get involved.

We at Texas Swim Academy are proud to promote a society of inclusion through our Adaptive Aquatics program. Like any activity, swimming shouldn't be reserved just for those that fit the status quo; many children with autism can and do benefit from physical activities like adaptive swimming.

About the Adaptive Aquatics Program

Our program started from one simple belief: every child, including those on the autism spectrum, should be able to build the skills they need to enjoy water comfortably and safely. We pride ourselves on helping students build fundamental water safety and survival skills and believe those skills should be accessible for any individual on the autism spectrum.

Children of all ages and abilities are invited to learn life-saving skills and swimming techniques. Texas Swim Academy instructors are trained specifically to work and effectively communicate with children on the autism spectrum. You can be sure your child is learning water skills in a safe environment with an instructor they are comfortable with.

As no child on the autism spectrum is the same, we adapt our Adaptive Aquatics program to each individual. Parents can have peace of mind knowing their child is with a calm, reassuring, and patient instructor. This not only helps children on the autism spectrum learn the water skills they need, it also helps them build confidence in the water that can be translated to other aspects of daily life.

Benefits of Adaptive Aquatics - One Parent's Story

Veronica Gutierrez from Cyprus, Texas, began bringing her daughter Kennedy to the Adaptive Aquatics program about nine months ago. Kennedy is non-verbal, and Veronica has noted how her swim instruction has opened her up. Now, Kennedy sings and talks a lot more on car rides home than she usually would.

Kennedy has also bonded with her instructor, Melinda. Veronica says that even more important than the instructors' training is their listening capabilities-Melinda has been great in getting to know Kennedy and takes the time and patience to make the class enjoyable for her. Veronica notes that Adaptive Aquatics has allowed her to be able to give Kennedy more freedom thanks to the skills she's learned.

Thanks to parents like Veronica and instructors like Melinda, we at Texas Swim Academy in Katy, Texas are able to offer these vital swim lessons to children of all abilities. If you are interested in enrolling your child for life-saving swim lessons, register with Texas Swim Academy today.

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Autism Awareness Month and Adaptive Aquatics

Springtime has long been symbolic of change and new beginnings. It is more than rotating our closets and cleaning out the garage-we as humans use the spring to reflect on how we want to grow. Thus, there is no better than April for Autism Awareness Month.

National Autism Awareness Month was founded by the Autism Society to promote inclusion, acceptance, and success for persons with ASD. It helps draw attention to the tens of thousands of individuals facing a diagnosis of autism each year through online events and activities, declarations in high levels of government, and even local events and opportunities to get involved.

We at Texas Swim Academy are proud to promote a society of inclusion through our Adaptive Aquatics program. Like any activity, swimming shouldn't be reserved just for those that fit the status quo; many children with autism can and do benefit from physical activities like adaptive swimming.

About the Adaptive Aquatics Program

Our program started from one simple belief: every child, including those on the autism spectrum, should be able to build the skills they need to enjoy water comfortably and safely. We pride ourselves on helping students build fundamental water safety and survival skills and believe those skills should be accessible for any individual on the autism spectrum.

Children of all ages and abilities are invited to learn life-saving skills and swimming techniques. Texas Swim Academy instructors are trained specifically to work and effectively communicate with children on the autism spectrum. You can be sure your child is learning water skills in a safe environment with an instructor they are comfortable with.

As no child on the autism spectrum is the same, we adapt our Adaptive Aquatics program to each individual. Parents can have peace of mind knowing their child is with a calm, reassuring, and patient instructor. This not only helps children on the autism spectrum learn the water skills they need, it also helps them build confidence in the water that can be translated to other aspects of daily life.

Benefits of Adaptive Aquatics - One Parent's Story

Veronica Gutierrez from Cyprus, Texas, began bringing her daughter Kennedy to the Adaptive Aquatics program about nine months ago. Kennedy is non-verbal, and Veronica has noted how her swim instruction has opened her up. Now, Kennedy sings and talks a lot more on car rides home than she usually would.

Kennedy has also bonded with her instructor, Melinda. Veronica says that even more important than the instructors' training is their listening capabilities-Melinda has been great in getting to know Kennedy and takes the time and patience to make the class enjoyable for her. Veronica notes that Adaptive Aquatics has allowed her to be able to give Kennedy more freedom thanks to the skills she's learned.

Thanks to parents like Veronica and instructors like Melinda, we at Texas Swim Academy in Katy, Texas are able to offer these vital swim lessons to children of all abilities. If you are interested in enrolling your child for life-saving swim lessons, register with Texas Swim Academy today.

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