World Mental Health Day: while doc & instructor take the pool way to help autistic kids!

If you happen to meet the boy, a hyper-active six-and half-year-old, you would probably never believe if we told you that last year a school he was attending  had asked him to leave because he was autistic.

Autism, a disorder that leads to abnormal self-absorption, is characterised by lack of response to people, and actions with limited ability to communicate.

He was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder at an early age. “When the authorities found out about his disorder, they asked us to move him to another school,” recalls his father. Not in the mood to give up, the father consulted  a  homoeopath. The homoeopath had suggested him to take the boy to learn swimming near their residence, but the boy did not take too kindly to it,” the doctor said.

With no school ready to admit him, the family shifted base with the hope of getting proper treatment too. It was then that Dr. suggested them to take their son to swimming instructor Amal Upadhyay. The boy was treated with what Upadhyay calls, ‘hydrotherapy’ – a bunch of swimming exercises that enhance blood circulation and oxygen flow to all parts of the body. He taught him to swim in six days, which resulted in better hand-eye coordination as well as boosted his concentration levels. The change has been apparent in six months.

With Dr Patel’s treatment and Upadhyay’s swimming lessons, he soon blossomed — from a non-social and extremely restless person to a hyperactive child!

“Almost all the symptoms of autism, barring his borderline attention deficit disorder (ADD), are gone. Being an intensive exercise, hydrotherapy, also controls the hyperactivity levels, especially for autistic kids, who have high hormone (testosterone) levels,” explained Dr Patel.

“Earlier we used to get complaints of him not responding to teachers and other students at the school. Now they complaint about his incessant chatter,” the elated father gushed.

For the doctor-coach duo,he is not the first success story. “I have taught swimming to around 50 students with disabilities based on the diagnosis and recommendation of Dr Patel. I will also be hosting hydrotherapy sessions at Mumbai and Bangalore soon,” said Upadhyay, who recently returned from a similar session in Chennai.

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