Guest guest Posted December 15, 2003 Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 My 4-year-old daughter started her swimming lessons this week. She seemed to do great. The teacher was informed of her special situation. As warned, she did try to drink the water, but I think did super. She was even dog paddling for a foot or two. She is highly motivated by water and they had a few rubber ducks for the older kids to swim after. She insisted on having all three ducks. The lesson was 1/2hr and it was perfect in that she started to get out of the pool like 5 minutes before the end. It exerted a lot of engergy so she was tired afterwards. She was so excited, I heard her squealing with delight. They practiced lots of kicking, bobbing under water, floating, and blowing bubbles in water and paddling. I couldn't believe all the stuff they covered in 30minutes. It worked out really well too because she was the last lesson they pretty much had the pool to themselves as the other classes finished just before her lesson. Our new neighbors have been putting in an in-ground pool and I know how attracted to water she is. Uncomfortable with this I needed to do what I could to protect my girl. I felt like I made the right choice, because she seemed to enjoy it so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2003 Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 : I'm so happy your daughter had a great first lesson. I think everyone should learn to swim for safety reasons if nothing else. There was a story in our local newspaper(Columbus, Ohio) about a high school boy with autism who competed on his high school swim team. It was good exercise for him and it really helped his teammates too, because they helped him fit in and accepted his differences. So swimming might be a good sport for people with autism . They can swim individually yet still be part of a team. Michele D. Swimming lessons > My 4-year-old daughter started her swimming lessons this week. She > seemed to do great. The teacher was informed of her special > situation. As warned, she did try to drink the water, but I think > did super. She was even dog paddling for a foot or two. She is > highly motivated by water and they had a few rubber ducks for the > older kids to swim after. She insisted on having all three ducks. > > The lesson was 1/2hr and it was perfect in that she started to get > out of the pool like 5 minutes before the end. It exerted a lot of > engergy so she was tired afterwards. She was so excited, I heard her > squealing with delight. > > They practiced lots of kicking, bobbing under water, floating, and > blowing bubbles in water and paddling. I couldn't believe all the > stuff they covered in 30minutes. It worked out really well too > because she was the last lesson they pretty much had the pool to > themselves as the other classes finished just before her lesson. > > Our new neighbors have been putting in an in-ground pool and I know > how attracted to water she is. Uncomfortable with this I needed to > do what I could to protect my girl. I felt like I made the right > choice, because she seemed to enjoy it so much. > > > > > > > Autism_in_Girls-subscribe > ------------------------ > Autism_in_Girls-unsubscribe > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2003 Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 Michele, What a Great thought! I should try to help her with that. Funny I never really thought of swimming as a sport. By the way my daughter's name is too. > : > I'm so happy your daughter had a great first lesson. I think everyone > should learn to swim for safety reasons if nothing else. There was a story > in our local newspaper(Columbus, Ohio) about a high school boy with autism > who competed on his high school swim team. It was good exercise for him and > it really helped his teammates too, because they helped him fit in and > accepted his differences. So swimming might be a good sport for people with > autism . They can swim individually yet still be part of a team. > Michele D. > Swimming lessons > > > > My 4-year-old daughter started her swimming lessons this week. She > > seemed to do great. The teacher was informed of her special > > situation. As warned, she did try to drink the water, but I think > > did super. She was even dog paddling for a foot or two. She is > > highly motivated by water and they had a few rubber ducks for the > > older kids to swim after. She insisted on having all three ducks. > > > > The lesson was 1/2hr and it was perfect in that she started to get > > out of the pool like 5 minutes before the end. It exerted a lot of > > engergy so she was tired afterwards. She was so excited, I heard her > > squealing with delight. > > > > They practiced lots of kicking, bobbing under water, floating, and > > blowing bubbles in water and paddling. I couldn't believe all the > > stuff they covered in 30minutes. It worked out really well too > > because she was the last lesson they pretty much had the pool to > > themselves as the other classes finished just before her lesson. > > > > Our new neighbors have been putting in an in-ground pool and I know > > how attracted to water she is. Uncomfortable with this I needed to > > do what I could to protect my girl. I felt like I made the right > > choice, because she seemed to enjoy it so much. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Autism_in_Girls-subscribe > > ------------------------ > > Autism_in_Girls-unsubscribe > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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