Today we added another "first" to a long list of adventures we have had with Lucas and this time it was was aqua therapy. After waiting some time to get that added to the EI "plan" we were finally able to make it happen and boy did this class not disappoint! Lucas joined in with the rest of the class and made it seem as though he had been in the class for months and squealed non-stop with excitement while he splashed water all over my face and chased toys in the water. I am so glad we were able to get enrolled as this little guy surely was a fish or some other aquatic mammal in a former life!
While we obviously have other types of therapy we already do aquatic therapy for children with special needs promotes motor, cognitive, and social development. Water provides buoyancy and resistance that can improve circulation,
strength and endurance, flexibility, balance and coordination, range of
motion and muscle tone. It also helps with helping children learn to crawl, roll and walk.
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| The little fishy before his aqua therapy class |
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| The tired little fishy after his class.....zzzzzzzzz! |
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