Adaptive Aquatics or Georgia families who will attend lessons at our SeaVentures location can view this Social Story with their student to help prepare for the start of swim lessons. For students with autism, anxieties, or fears, embarking on a new activity can be a huge source or stress. Social Stories can often relieve this stress and anxiety of the unknown by providing some insight as to what will happen while they are participating. Some students will want to view this story again and again to help them prepare for their new activity. Please do! Allowing your student to view this story multiple times a day prior to the start of lessons, will likely result in a much more successful start. Please provide us with any feedback you may have. We love to hear from our families! We look forward to swimming with you soon! For more information visit us at adaptedswim.com

1. My Swimming Social Story

2. I am going swimming soon and it is
going to be a lot of FUN!

3. This will be the pool. The water will be warm.

4. The teachers will be nice to me. They will teach me
how to swim! If I am scared, they will help me.
Ms. Kristie
Ms. Theresa

5. I will have a schedule to follow. I will complete
everything on my schedule.

6. The red on the timer will show me how long
my lesson will be.

7. I will swim with my face in the water.

8. I keep my mouth closed when I swim.

9. I keep my eyes open under the
water.

10. I can wear goggles if the water hurts
my eyes.

11. I kick my legs when I swim.

12. I keep my body still and float on my
back when I need to breathe.

13. I might need to wear things to help
me be a better swimmer.

14. There will be toys for me to play with
in the water.

15. When the red on the timer is gone, my lesson
will be over and I will get out of the pool.

16. Swimming lessons are a lot of FUN!