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For kids with autism, swim classes can be lifesaving

For kids with autism, swim classes can be lifesaving

Washington Post21-05-2025

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 class. But here, instructors worked one-on-one or even two to a child. Some held cards to help kids communicate with teachers by pointing instead of speaking. No one blew whistles.

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