Lisa Stephens skrivar hjartanemandi her á The Swim Brief um hvussu uttandura svimjing um summarið fullkomiliga broytir autistisku dóttir hennara, frá at vera innilokað til at blóma í talu og atferð. Onkur annar svarar beinanvegin samtykkjandi í viðmerking um líknandi royndir, eins og niðanfyri standandi video frá søgu fyrr í ár. “There’s magic in water”.
During the summer, in the sunshine, in the reflection of a clear blue pool, Kate comes alive. She lives at the pool, she cannot get enough. It’s incredible to see the transformation. It very much is like a caterpillar emerging from it’s cocoon and blossoming into a butterfly. In the water Kate is much more talkative. She uses more words to form sentences and she describes things in much more detail. She looks right at us and she’s also extremely playful. Instead of keeping to herself she commands our attention; ring around the rosie, jumping into our arms, dunking games and singing songs together….it goes on for hours. She’s connected to us, she’s with us, she is a part of us.