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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Has anyone had their ASD kid join a swim team? Not special Olympics. My kid participated in summer swim and would like him to tryout for swim clubs next year. Has anyone done that before? [/quote] In my area it’s easier for kids to make club teams when they are early ES (5-8). After that there starts to be a big gap between the kids who are taking weekly lessons and the kids who are swimming on a team 2-3x/week year round. So to that end, I would have him try out next year and not delay. Due to the number of kids who swim at once and obvious water safety concerns, your son would need to be able to listen and follow instructions in a pool, where there are going to be lots of distractions, for his own safety. If he’s able to do a summer swim team at a local pool before tryouts for swim team he will be in a good place for tryouts. [/quote]
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