Water Safety
71% of deaths related to wandering are caused by drowning. That’s right – 71%. That’s why it is absolutely critical to teach your child to swim, doggy paddle, or float.
Read our PFA Tips on Water Safety:
WMAR TV interview with Shelly McLaughlin following the tragic drowning of a young boy – “After tragic death of 6-year-old with autism, advice on wandering, elopement”
WMAR TV interview with Shelly McLaughlin about PFA’s water safety initiatives – Autism nonprofit promotes swim safety amid tragic summer drownings
Adaptive Water Safety Toolkit by Swim Angelfish
Extra layers of water safety practices and tips for autism, sensory, physical and special education needs
Swim Lesson Scholarships
We have partnered with the following aquatics centers to provide scholarships for swim lessons. Contact the center directly to schedule your swim lessons.
Coppermine at the Bel Air Athletic Center
Braunwyn Hawkins, Aquatics Manager
469-926-4060
Three Fish Aquatics
Serving the upper Eastern Shore
Sherye Nickerson
443-343-SWIM
swim@threefishaquatics.com
Aquatics at Pediatric Movement Center Hagerstown
301.739.5437