A Qualitative Investigation of Swimming Experiences of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders and Their Families

OBJECTIVE: To understand the swimming experience from the perspective of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families. METHODS: We interviewed 12 diverse families using a semi-structured interview with follow-up probing questions related to their swimming experiences. Interviews w...

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Autores principales: Mische Lawson, Lisa, D’Adamo, Julie, Campbell, Kayle, Hermreck, Bethany, Holz, Sarah, Moxley, Jenna, Nance, Kayla, Nolla, Megan, Travis, Anna
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2019
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8826265/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35153525
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1179556519872214
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author Mische Lawson, Lisa
D’Adamo, Julie
Campbell, Kayle
Hermreck, Bethany
Holz, Sarah
Moxley, Jenna
Nance, Kayla
Nolla, Megan
Travis, Anna
author_facet Mische Lawson, Lisa
D’Adamo, Julie
Campbell, Kayle
Hermreck, Bethany
Holz, Sarah
Moxley, Jenna
Nance, Kayla
Nolla, Megan
Travis, Anna
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description OBJECTIVE: To understand the swimming experience from the perspective of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families. METHODS: We interviewed 12 diverse families using a semi-structured interview with follow-up probing questions related to their swimming experiences. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and coded by researchers. RESULTS: Themes included family water activities, safety, characteristics of ASD, instructional methods, swim skills, swimming preferences, barriers/challenges, and benefits of swimming. Findings indicate positive experiences and skill acquisition were prevalent when instructional methods matched a child’s unique needs. Parents revealed they were more confident in safety as their children’s swimming competence improved. Individualized instructional methods and unique characteristics of ASD may influence perceived safety.
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spelling pubmed-88262652022-02-10 A Qualitative Investigation of Swimming Experiences of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders and Their Families Mische Lawson, Lisa D’Adamo, Julie Campbell, Kayle Hermreck, Bethany Holz, Sarah Moxley, Jenna Nance, Kayla Nolla, Megan Travis, Anna Clin Med Insights Pediatr Original Research OBJECTIVE: To understand the swimming experience from the perspective of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families. METHODS: We interviewed 12 diverse families using a semi-structured interview with follow-up probing questions related to their swimming experiences. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and coded by researchers. RESULTS: Themes included family water activities, safety, characteristics of ASD, instructional methods, swim skills, swimming preferences, barriers/challenges, and benefits of swimming. Findings indicate positive experiences and skill acquisition were prevalent when instructional methods matched a child’s unique needs. Parents revealed they were more confident in safety as their children’s swimming competence improved. Individualized instructional methods and unique characteristics of ASD may influence perceived safety. SAGE Publications 2019-09-13 /pmc/articles/PMC8826265/ /pubmed/35153525 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1179556519872214 Text en © The Author(s) 2019 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) ) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
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D’Adamo, Julie
Campbell, Kayle
Hermreck, Bethany
Holz, Sarah
Moxley, Jenna
Nance, Kayla
Nolla, Megan
Travis, Anna
A Qualitative Investigation of Swimming Experiences of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders and Their Families
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title_full A Qualitative Investigation of Swimming Experiences of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders and Their Families
title_fullStr A Qualitative Investigation of Swimming Experiences of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders and Their Families
title_full_unstemmed A Qualitative Investigation of Swimming Experiences of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders and Their Families
title_short A Qualitative Investigation of Swimming Experiences of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders and Their Families
title_sort qualitative investigation of swimming experiences of children with autism spectrum disorders and their families
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8826265/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35153525
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1179556519872214
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