For kids with autism, swim classes can be lifesaving
JENNIFER PELTZ
Associated Press
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Occupational therapist Angelina Price, from The Learning Center, guides a student in the water during an autism-specific swim class at Small Fish Big Fish on April 1 in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Ben Rusnak, Children's Services Council of Palm Beach County
Aquatic educator Riley Taylor helps a student into the water during an autism-specific swim class at Small Fish Big Fish on April 1 in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Ben Rusnak, Children's Services Council of Palm Beach County
Small Fish Big Fish Swim School owner Melissa Goldberg, right, and ESE teacher Samanda King from The Learning Center talk with a student after an autism-specific swim class April 1 in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Ben Rusnak, Children's Services Council of Palm Beach County
Swim instructors work with students during an autism-specific swim class at Small Fish Big Fish on April 1 in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Ben Rusnak, Children's Services Council of Palm Beach County
Instructor Dottie Diedrick guides a student in the water April 1 at Small Fish Big Fish in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Ben Rusnak, Children's Services Council of Palm Beach County
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — In an airy indoor pool with fish cutouts on the walls, a group of small children bobbed, floated and tentatively flutter-kicked.
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Occupational therapist Angelina Price, from The Learning Center, guides a student in the water during an autism-specific swim class at Small Fish Big Fish on April 1 in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Ben Rusnak, Children's Services Council of Palm Beach County
Aquatic educator Riley Taylor helps a student into the water during an autism-specific swim class at Small Fish Big Fish on April 1 in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Ben Rusnak, Children's Services Council of Palm Beach County
Small Fish Big Fish Swim School owner Melissa Goldberg, right, and ESE teacher Samanda King from The Learning Center talk with a student after an autism-specific swim class April 1 in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Ben Rusnak, Children's Services Council of Palm Beach County