Special needs swim lessons, taught one to one and built around the swimmer: autism, Down syndrome, ADHD, sensory processing differences, developmental or motor delays, anxiety, physical differences, and other individual needs. For children, with or without a diagnosis.
30-minute private lessons · from age six · assessment $85 · $340 a month for 4 lessons.
Instructors on this program have completed the Ernie Els #GameON Autism® MARINO Adapted Aquatics Certification and the Nicklaus Children’s Marino Adaptive Aquatics Certification. That is training in adapted aquatics specifically, and it is the difference between a coach who is willing to adapt a lesson and one who has been trained in how.
A learn-to-swim pool at four in the afternoon is loud, bright and full. For a swimmer who finds that overwhelming, the lesson is over before it starts, so these lessons go into the quiet hours instead. The pool is indoors and standalone, which means one room, one temperature and one set of sounds. The water is held at 90°F, warm enough that a body under stress stays relaxed, and the adaptive equipment is already on site.
Lessons run 30 minutes, one to one, and work on four things at once: water safety, swimming skills, confidence, and whatever the swimmer and the family have set as their own goal. An assessment comes first and decides where each of those starts. Time in the water builds strength and flexibility, and the lesson builds social skills and self-awareness alongside them.
A month covers 4 private lessons of 30 minutes. Single lessons are available, and the $85 assessment is charged once, before the first one.
Instructors hold MARINO certifications in adapted aquatics, training built specifically around teaching swimmers on the autism spectrum and with other individual needs. The certificates are on this page.
A $85 assessment before lessons begin, covering abilities, comfort, safety needs and personal goals. The approach for the lessons comes out of it.
Quiet-time slots run Fri 4 PM – 6 PM · Sun 2 PM – 4 PM: a calmer pool, held for swimmers who do better with less happening around them. More times are available on request.
Children from age six, with autism, Down syndrome, ADHD, sensory processing differences, developmental or motor delays, anxiety, physical differences, and other individual needs.
Each instructor’s certificate as it was issued, with who awarded it and how long it runs.
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Full size The assessment sets the approach, the goals and the slot, and one call books it.