Guest guest Posted April 24, 2004 Report Share Posted April 24, 2004 My daughter 8, always has something in her mouth and she craves the hugs and squeezing.She also loves the way different things feel and loves deep pressure massages. She is so lovable, that at times I really couln't believe she was autistic. I had heard so much about autistic kids not being social at all. I know better now and I'm forever grateful that she lets me touch her at all. My question is has anyone ever heard of swim therapy for sensory issues? I heard about it at a conference a couple of years back, but only recently thought of it again. My dd 8, loves to swim, especially under water, and she is very good at it. The swim therapist at the conference told us that she would love swimming because of her sensory issues. That she would learn better in a pool because of spatial awareness. Just wanted to know what everyones opinion on that is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2004 Report Share Posted April 24, 2004 Aqua therapy can be of expensive but wanted to say you daughter is getting what she needs each time she is exposed to swimming, It is true the even deep pressure that water provides can send the strongest calming messages to some of us, so to me not understand the need to place money into a therapy of it because right now not only do the swim give her what she needs sensory wise but it sounds like to me it her most enjoyable play , or free time to her. Not thinking it should be evaded with a therapy process. Also is much true that we can be of affectionate and loving peoples. Thanks you for to share of you daughter this day to us . Sondra Adult with HFA in Ohio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2004 Report Share Posted April 24, 2004 --- My dd is also so huggable and loving, and adores being squeezed, and having her legs and back scratched, but then again so did I as a kid ansd still do !! She is a little fish and cannot get her out of the pool. She is one of the reasons why we had an inground put in last year and she spends most of the day doing laps. But she also loves to swim on the bottom in the deep end. Would that have something to do with the water pressure?? We can't figure out how it doesn't bother her ears or how she manages to spend minutes at a time skimming the bottom of the pool , but the deeper the better! In Autism_in_Girls , " ginnene " <gbkts@m...> wrote: > My daughter 8, always has something in her mouth and she craves the > hugs and squeezing.She also loves the way different things feel and > loves deep pressure massages. She is so lovable, that at times I > really couln't believe she was autistic. I had heard so much about > autistic kids not being social at all. I know better now and I'm > forever grateful that she lets me touch her at all. > My question is has anyone ever heard of swim therapy for sensory > issues? I heard about it at a conference a couple of years back, but > only recently thought of it again. My dd 8, loves to swim, > especially under water, and she is very good at it. The swim > therapist at the conference told us that she would love swimming > because of her sensory issues. That she would learn better in a pool > because of spatial awareness. Just wanted to know what everyones > opinion on that is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2004 Report Share Posted April 24, 2004 My daughter loves swimming....can swim all day long...its the pressure down under and the sensory I believe. However she doesn't play much but likes to swim alone. > My daughter 8, always has something in her mouth and she craves the > hugs and squeezing.She also loves the way different things feel and > loves deep pressure massages. She is so lovable, that at times I > really couln't believe she was autistic. I had heard so much about > autistic kids not being social at all. I know better now and I'm > forever grateful that she lets me touch her at all. > My question is has anyone ever heard of swim therapy for sensory > issues? I heard about it at a conference a couple of years back, but > only recently thought of it again. My dd 8, loves to swim, > especially under water, and she is very good at it. The swim > therapist at the conference told us that she would love swimming > because of her sensory issues. That she would learn better in a pool > because of spatial awareness. Just wanted to know what everyones > opinion on that is? > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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