After a review process, her project — the Autism Drowning Prevention Resource Kit —...
Heather McCrakin, left, waits with her daughters Kimber, age five, on the lap of her big sister Kendal, age 13, after Kimber’s swim therapy session at the Texas Sports Medicine Center Wednesday, May 25, 2022 in Tomball, TX.Heather McCrackin was at her wit’s end — simply trying to find a swim instructor for her 18-month-old daughter, Kimber.
It turned out to be a bad fit. Kimber cried through each session. McCrackin thought things would improve with time, but after six months, there was no progress.Finally, McCrackin approached Matt Hone, who coached her older daughter Kendal, a competitive swimmer. The McCrakin family, from left, Phillip, dad; Heather, mom; Kendal, age 13, and Kimber, age 5, pose together after at a swim therapy session for Kimber at the Texas Sports Medicine Center Wednesday, May 25, 2022 in Tomball, TX.McCrackin had already completed research and mapped out interventions and resources to use.That included behind-the-scenes work, like training clinicians, preparing the kits and scheduling parent information sessions.
Swim coach and instructor Matt Hone works with Kimber McCrakin, age 5, at a swim therapy session at the Texas Sports Medicine Center Wednesday, May 25, 2022 in Tomball, TX.McCrackin also pointed out that 30 percent of parents of children with autism report a close call with drowning. About one-third of the families at the center attended the initial sessions, during which McCrackin eplained the facts, including that autistic children can be 160 times more likely to drown than a neurotypical child.Swim coach and instructor Matt Hone works with Kimber McCrakin, age 5, at a swim therapy session at the Texas Sports Medicine Center Wednesday, May 25, 2022 in Tomball, TX.Next, McCrackin covered what families can do to flip the script.
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