A Sensory-Profile Framework for Differentiated Swim Instruction in Autistic Children

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: ASD

In brief

Autistic children drown at one-hundred sixty times the rate of their neurotypical peers: a public health crisis that the adapted learning field has only addressed by demonstrating that standard swimming instruction sometimes works for autistic children. This study presents a three-profile framework (sensory-seeking/hyposensitive, sensory-avoidant/hypersensitive, variable/mixed) founded in sensory processing literature, based on \~950 lessons to 65 autistic children (ages 3-15) to determine why this disjunction exists, and how swim instructors can fix it.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07699692

Run by

Genesis Indep Research

People needed

95

Starts

2025-10-15

Expected to finish

2026-05-25

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-13

Who can join

Age: 0 and older, up to 1. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• ASD

You may not qualify if…

• Neurotypical

Where it is running

• Genesis — Louisville, Kentucky, United States

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