Special Needs
When Jelly Robinson moved to Houston in 2014, she was excited to explore the city and experience all the different cultures. With previous experience in children’s haircuts throughout her time in hair school, she figured working in a children’s salon would be ideal. And it was…until she realized something was missing. “It was missing love,” Read More
The Importance of Swim Lessons for Children on the Autism Spectrum
Special Needs, Texas Swim Academy Programs
Here at Texas Swim Academy we believe everyone should have access to result-oriented swimming programs. With our new Autism Speaks Swimming and Water Safety Scholarship Program, we are able to reach more families with children living with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Dana Walker, a mother of a Texas Swim Academy student with an autism spectrum Read More
Texas Swim Academy is Proud to Partner with Autism Speaks to Provide Scholarships for Our Adaptive Aquatics Program
Special Needs
Texas Swim Academy has partnered with Autism Speaks, the world’s leading autism and science advocacy organization. As a new recipient of the Autism Speaks Swimming and Water Safety Scholarship Program, Texas Swim Academy will now begin awarding Adaptive Aquatics program scholarships to swimmers with autism spectrum disorders. Our goal has always been to provide all Read More
April is National Autism Awareness month, and today is World Autism Awareness Day. In honor of both, it seemed the ideal moment to shine the spotlight on an amazing Texas swimmer, Devin Ross. Devin was diagnosed with autism at the age of three. His mother was told that he would never go to college nor Read More
Texas Swim Academy is one of the few local swim schools to offer specialized autism swim lessons designed to help spectrum kids not only learn to swim and be safer in the water, but also to assist in guiding their development out of the water. Just a few of the positive outcomes from swim lessons Read More