Drowning rates among children are on the rise in the United States and children with special needs are at higher risk. It is the second leading cause of unintentional injury death for children between ...

The summer swim season is pretty much over but water safety is a year-round concern for families with children, especially those on the autism spectrum. Doctors say it's important, considering that ...

This past weekend, the Gaithersburg, Maryland, community conducted a frantic search for a missing 6-year-old boy with autism. Community members later found Fawzan Hassan’s body in a pond. “As families ...

Developed by water safety and swim education experts over several years, and refined with the help of in-school training, a pediatrician and a pediatric occupational therapist, the Golden Learners ...

NOBLESVILLE (WISH) — Big Blue Swim School is offering new swim lessons. The school is now offering adaptive swim lessons for children with special needs. Tara England is the Owner of Big Blue Swim ...

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — As part of its “Swim South Florida” campaign, Local 10 is working to raise awareness and prevent child drownings. Florida leads the nation in these tragedies, and experts say ...

A small step for some, a huge accomplishment for others. The YMCA's Adapted Swimming for Families program is designed to help families with special-needs children enjoy quality time together in the ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- In an airy indoor pool with fish cutouts on the walls, a group of small children bobbed, floated and tentatively flutter-kicked. It was what it looked like, a starter swimming ...

Swimming lessons are not simply a summer activity but a weekly highlight for differently-abled children in a popular aquatic program that has lasted for more than three decades. Dori Maxon creates ...

DISMANTLE SCHEMES. ED SHAYNA, BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT, ERICA, THANK YOU. FIVE ON YOUR MENTAL HEALTH TONIGHT. SIGNING UP YOUR CHILD FOR A SUMMER SPORTS. EXPERTS SAY THE FIRST ONE THAT EVERYONE SHOULD ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A competitive swimmer is using his talents to help teach kids with special needs. AJ Schlang, a senior at St. Louis Catholic High School, has spent most of his life in a ...

Sunday was the second-annual "All-Inclusive Swimming Day" at the Wilton YMCA – giving children with special needs, specifically those with autism, lessons on how to be safe in the pool. According to ...