children are diagnosed with ASD every hour. That’s about 1.3 million diagnosed every year.
That’s how many times more likely drowning occurrence is for someone with ASD than a child without.
of parents in our community have left other aquatic services due to them not understanding their child’s needs.
As you are no doubt aware, teaching swimming to individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other abilities, can have its challenges, and requires specialist training, procedures, resources and support.
Becoming Autism Swim Approved will equip you with the knowledge, skills, resources and confidence that you need, to most effectively teach to your swimmers who need some extra support in the water.
Autism Swim are Autism Specialists and accredited swimming teachers who understand the complexities of ASD and the support mechanisms necessary to educate individuals on water safety, equipping them with the necessary skills to be confident and safe in the water.
Our job is to assist swimming instructors facilitate stronger outcomes for their swimmers with ASD/cognitive deficit.
Gain access to comprehensive online training instantly, at your own time.
Receive an extensive set of monthly resources such as lesson plans, program templates, visuals, “what to do when” factsheets and skill focuses to set you up for success.
Get our free marketing goodies like signage and stickers, to show the world that you are Autism Swim Approved.
With our Premium option, you will have direct access to our expert team of occupational therapists, autism specialists and behaviour specialists, whenever you need guidance in the disability sphere.
Expand your services by featuring on our website and social media networks as a recommended provider, following your Autism Swim approval.
Exclusive access to our private Facebook group where you can interact and learn from other Autism Swim Approved Instructors.
Online training only
Online training
Monthly resources
Listing on Autism Swim website
Referrals through Autism Swim website*
Online training
Monthly resources
Priority listing on Autism swim website
Referrals through Autism Swim website*
A center and services audit and report
Unlimited support from Autism Swim's clinical team
Bi-monthly video conference with Autism Swim supervisor
Autism Swim merchandise pack for all instructors
Whilst the value in becoming Autism Swim Approved is obviously in the knowledge, ongoing support, professional development and stronger outcomes being achieved for your swimmers, being able to so very easily justify the costs is a nice extra 😉 ONE referral from us over the whole year and you’ve earned the costs back. To put this into context, most instructors are receiving 15 referrals in their first week with us!
*Based on Value or Premium membership packages, and Australian 1:1 prices for aquatics programs.
You’re under no obligation to use all of the resources, ideas, programs etc. that we give you. They are there as a guide and given that they are designed by clinical specialists in ASD, it’s likely they will be of great help to you. If you would prefer however, you can just carry on with your current programs, and use our resources to support and enhance the work that you’re doing. This is up to you.
We have a locations tab on our website. Families can enter their postcode to find their closest Autism Swim Approved Instructor. Alternatively, they contact us via email and we provide them with the necessary details for the accredited instrutor closest to them. We find that more often than not, the cost of signing up with Autism Swim as a centre is quickly covered by the number of new referrals coming to you.
We always recommend 1:1 lessons, as least to begin with. This allows you to target some key individualised goals for the participant. As their skills increase, you may then like to look into part of the lesson being undertaken with another student of similar skill-sets, however this will be dependent on the individual goals of the swimmer. Although we suggest 1:1, as long as your lessons do not exceed 1:3 in ratio, they can still be considered as part of the Autism Swim program.
