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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Swimming is fundamentally different than other activities because the risk of drowning is so high. It isn't like a soccer drill and standing by a cone.

What you suggest isn't practical or helpful such as wearing a flotation device because the point is to learn to swim. And how is the instructor who is concentrating on another student while your child is supposed to be waiting holding on to the side supposed to not watch the student they are with? You wouldn't like it if your child was getting instruction and the instructor spent time looking away.

Following directions that are big safety issues is critical, it is such an important life skill.  I get you don't think it is a big deal but not holding onto the wall actually is. The first lesson the instructor must have told your child repeatedly to do so. [b]Instead of kicking him out completely the second lesson or just refunding your money, they have him sit out between turns while he waits.[/b]

Sitting out if you won't hold onto the wall is common. I know because my son with ADHD didn't hold on either at another swim place and had to sit on the deck to wait his turn.  It didn't matter that the instructor told him several times or that I told him as well. He learned a really good lesson that he absolutely needed to learn. Follow instructions around water.

By sitting out for the duration of lessons he learned it. Next round of lessons the first two lessons he hung on to the wall, 3rd lesson he didn't and went back to sitting out between turns. Round of lessons after that he hung on until the second to the last lesson. Finally he made it through a round of lessons.

A couple of months later we went to a pool party and the kids needed to follow certain rules. I was able to explain to my son- remember when you had to sit on the deck and couldn't be in the pool when you didn't follow rules, same thing goes here.

Honestly you aren't doing your son any favors not expecting him to follow rules when it is really, really important. Drowning rates for kids is high but it is way higher for kids with disabilities, it really is really tragic.

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Thanks for your perspective and I agree safety is first. I may have not be clear in my first post but this is exactly what she did. She pulled him out of the pool qithin 10 and dis not allow him to come back to the pool. When I argued that he was autistic (we all agree I should have disclosed sooner), she offered (and in fact executed) a refund for the whole
Summer season. When I complained to the CEO, he did not offer other solutions only sitting him out. I forgot also to mention that I spoke with my child as well and I expect he can do better following the instructions. I don’t expect a free pass. I was just hoping to get an accomodation to get to that point without excluded him or not allowing him to go back to the pool for two thirds of the class. But I guess you’re all right in one thing, I’ll need to look for private lessons. [/quote]

Yes, it’s clear you did a lot of real time arguing and complaining at the staff.

Rethink your approach. Especially when doing new stuff and new terminology. [/quote]

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