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12:25pm
June 12, 2013
➸ Trying to find the right words: can aspies not swim?
It’s true. We sink like rocks because we’re secretly robots disguised as humans.
WTF kind of question is this?
Oh, or wait, might this be related to the recent accidental drownings of autistic children? Because if so, that’s serious shit not to be joked about.
…
And yes that post going around is important.
I’ve almost drowned before and kind of had an instinctive knowledge how bad it was but convinced myself it wasn’t so bad because it wasn’t tv drowning.
It was terrifying. And it happened pretty much the last time I got in semi deep water.
My buoyancy sucks.
And my ability to swim sucks due to neuromuscular crap.
(Whoever said swimming is universally wonderful for all disabled people has never met my muscles.)
Combine all that with waves going over my head, suddenly noticing I’m too weak to surface or signal to anyone, and somehow getting pulled out by a stronger swimmer…
Shudder.
I don’t think even she realized how much trouble I was in. I did, but rapidly convinced myself I wasn’t. Ugh.
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wondering-ai reblogged this from autisticdrift
azrikel reblogged this from madeofpatterns and added:I didn’t learn to swim until I was almost 23, I just never had the coordination for it. I still kinda don’t but I...
satyrheartbeat reblogged this from madeofpatterns and added:I am actually an OK swimmer and I enjoy being in the water. The buoyancy and the feeling of floating is incredibly...
withasmoothroundstone reblogged this from madeofpatterns and added:And yes that post going around is important. I’ve almost drowned before and kind of had an instinctive knowledge how bad...
autisticdrift reblogged this from twocentsormore and added:To address the question of why autistic kids specifically need to be taught water safety skills: lots of autistic kids...
twocentsormore reblogged this from madeofpatterns and added:I’m confused. Shouldn’t all people be taught to recognise the signs of drowning (which yes I’ve read that post about how...
anyachronism said: I haven’t seen that drowning post… where might I find it?
Also as for myself, I am okay with water when putting my hand in a stream or having a shower or standing in a shallow bit of the ocean/a lake but I really can’t handle being on a boat.
bernesemountaingoat said: wtf
phineasfrogg reblogged this from madeofpatterns and added:I have water aversion, but only within some contexts: showers, baths and swimming are fine, but standing water that...
autisticstannis reblogged this from autisticdrift and added:hahahaha I love swimming. I feel way way better immerged on water than anywhere else, I love the pressure on my body and...
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ananiujitha reblogged this from goldenheartedrose and added:I can swim, but it took me a long time to learn, and I can’t swim if I’m suddenly dunked into water. My body responds to...
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spaceshiny reblogged this from autisticdrift and added:I’m an aspie and I was on a local swim team for 7 years. I had a lot of trouble learning to swim compared to my peers,...
waitingtocollide reblogged this from goldenheartedrose and added:Aspie here, and I can swim. Got lessons when I was a kid (6 or 7). I do hate the feeling of water though, so I rarely...
logicalabsurdity reblogged this from goldenheartedrose
mellopetitone reblogged this from goldenheartedrose and added:My ear problems of doom had me completely useless in the water until 6th grade. I took lessons in 1st grade but quit...
nekisahloth reblogged this from goldenheartedrose and added:I am an aspie and I can swim really well, but I can’t go underwater without googles. :3
p--3a reblogged this from goldenheartedrose and added:I’d be able to compete at local and possibly national level on freestyle sprints if it weren’t for two things - my...
majorabbey reblogged this from goldenheartedrose and added:I can swim. Heck, I went swimming today. I’m probably not the best swimmer, and I can’t swim on my back, but I can do...
goldenheartedrose reblogged this from madeofpatterns and added:Not specifically an Aspie, but I cannot swim. Oh, I can stay afloat for a good period of time, yes. But I cannot swim....
stellarchaos said: hm, I couldn’t swin untill i was 12, when I started imitating my dog, I can only swim. Like a dog.
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