to a more digestible form for him as she doesn't know him that well yet. He is much better on his back than his front. If Proprioception is out of kilter would it affect him to the extent of virtually stopping him from learning to swim. It's probably not just this but a whole host of things of which I don't have the foggiest. i think, stick at it! I mean its a bit like having therapy isn't it, can take a good while to reap the benefits fully, but you stick at it don't you. I don't think his proprioception difficulties will stop him from learning to swim...i think he is getting many many more benefits from learning to swim then to try and manage just his proprioception difficulties... It is desensitising him, I mean the water stops him from being as tactile defensiveness, to tolerate being touched, maybe to the levels where he would be able to wear different textures (if he does have problems with textures of clothes). It also helps with auditory processing difficulties, getting used to noise levels, how to concentrate on your voice rather than getting lost in the echoie environment IYKWIM. It will also help with the whole doing more than one movement at the same time, which alot of our children have many difficulties with. And it will do wonders for his self esteem and self confidence. Swimming is a fantastic therapeutic activity for any of our children! As far as I