Preliminary considerations about the teaching of swimming for autistics

• Autor(a) principal: Lira Neto, Joaquim Francisco
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Educação Especial (UFSM)
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufsm.br/educacaoespecial/article/view/23474
• topic: Autism; Special Education; Swimming; Autismo; Educação-Especial; Natação

This work intends to outline preliminary guidelines from which can be drawn a swimming lesson plan geared specifically for autistics. Although there are publications that have as object of study the practice of the sport in question for autistics, there are a few studies that seek to overcome the parameters of what can be considered as the traditional teaching of swimming, to meet the specific characteristics of this public. This overrun may occur through the contributions of methods already established as the Halliwick Method, known by the teaching of swimming for disabled, and the ABA Method, widely used in cases of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). After the analysis undertaken here, it is arguable that the methods discussed provide subsidies for a teaching of swimming that, in addition to accepting autistics, is focused on understanding and meeting their needs, as expected from an inclusive practice.