For autistic children, who tend to wander and seek out water, learning to swim is an essential survival skill, scientists say ...

During roasting-hot summer days, more and more people make their way to swimming pools, lakes, rivers and other spots where ...

The number of people with the condition has increased rapidly in recent decades. Some researchers and clinicians worry that ...

The sliding glass door leading to Natasha Lim’s backyard pool has a lock and an alarm. A fence around the pool also has a lock, plus a bungee cord to thwart curious fingers.

Swim schools across the Capital Region have become increasingly popular for the programs tailored to kids with disabilities ...

Camp Benedictine, a program for people with special needs that was started by a monk, just celebrated the opening of a new therapy swimming pool.

Kids with autism can be 160 times more likely than other children to drown. Florida is dedicating state money to a program that prioritizes swim lessons for these kids.

Michael Strassner and Joey Bicicchi have also been cast in writer-director Casey Twenter's feature that co-stars William H.

Drowning is the leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 4. Now, Florida is expanding a program to teach its youngest to swim and prioritizing children with autism who are at a much higher risk.

The city of University Heights hosted its first ever “Sensory Night at the Pool” on July 9 at the Beryl E. Rothschild ...

Children on the autism spectrum are up to 160 times more likely to drown than their peers and Hutt City Council has become an Autism Swim Approved Provider to do something about it. Water safety is ...

Els for Autism, specialized recreation complex ...