Autism and Water...A Revolutionary Treatment

We've been reading a book entitled, Blue Mind by Wallace J. Nichols.  The author talks about the science that shows how being around water and, more specifically, our oceans, can cause changes in our emotional health.  One of the chapters talks about the results of various studies done connecting getting into the ocean and improvements in the emotional responses of autistic people.

Going into the water you leave autism behind...  Don King, whose autistic son, Beau, bodysurfs with him

"Clinicians who study aquatic programs designed for autistic kids discovered that parents and recreational therapists report increases not just in swimming skills, muscle strength and balance in children, but also greater tolerance of touch and ability to initiate/maintain eye contact.  In a Taiwanese study, children had fewer negative behaviors and demonstrated greater attention and focus and more appropriate conversations with peers following a ten-week swimming program."

I highly recommend this book to anyone struggling with anxiety/depression and for those with autistic children/adults.  I'll leave you with part of a memoir written by a young man of 13 who suffers from autism...

"In the water it's so quiet and I'm so free and happy there.  Nobody hassles us in the water, and it's as if we've got all the time in the world.... Outside of the water there's always too much stimulation for our eyes and ears and it's impossible for us to guess how long one second is or how long an hour takes..."

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