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Based on the positive results of a new pilot study offering personalized aquatic occupational therapy for 19 children with autism, Ohio State University researchers will expand the program to include 36 children over the next year.
Initial results show that the lessons not only improve swim skills and make the water safer, but they also build physical, behavioral and social competency that goes beyond the swimming pool, said Erika Kemp, clinical assistant professor of occupational therapy at Ohio State’s School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.
news.osu.edu
They left out the part of nonverbal autistic children that are prone to wandering off and are attracted to water. They are more like little escape artists. That is a nightmare.
Initial results show that the lessons not only improve swim skills and make the water safer, but they also build physical, behavioral and social competency that goes beyond the swimming pool, said Erika Kemp, clinical assistant professor of occupational therapy at Ohio State’s School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.
Adaptive swim classes build confidence, safety skills for children with autism
Based on the positive results of a new pilot study offering personalized aquatic occupational therapy for 19 children with autism, Ohio State University researchers will expand the program to include 36 children over the next year.Initial results show that the lessons not only improve swim...
They left out the part of nonverbal autistic children that are prone to wandering off and are attracted to water. They are more like little escape artists. That is a nightmare.
