Swim Pants

Swimming with a special needs child can be tricky, especially when they are incontinent.   In a swimmer I look for contain-ability and clean-ability.  So for as long as I could squeeze Owen into them he wore Huggies swim pants because they ticked both boxes.   Here are some swimmers I have tried on Owen.

Eenee: http://www.eenee.com/contents/en-us/d56_eenee_swimmers.html

Look like normal swimmers, strings to tighten to ensure contain-ability and often preferred by schools.  My only issue is when there is an accident and clean up is required there is no easy way to take them on and off.  You can get these from Theraquatics.  There is a very similar version made by Bokers that you can get them from Independence Australia 






So Secure: http://www.sosecureproducts.com/containment-swim-brief
I really like these ones, they are designed to go under a swimsuit, have velcro so getting the right tightness for containment is easy and work like a nappy cleanup wise.   You can get these from Independence Australia  and Theraquatics

Swimmates:
These are disposable swim nappies, so they go under your swimsuit.  I found a bag of 22 for $44 (including delivery) on ebay.  Theraquatics sell them for pack for $28 (plus delivery if you live out of town) .  So they are a little expensive but the ease of clean-up makes it worth it.  Plus, I have managed to dry them and re-use them when there has been no accidents at home.  Not sure if you are techinically supposed to but I did


Here are some links to some swimsuits I haven't tried.

Splash Brand Boardshorts.  Around $50 to $60:  http://www.splashabout.com/swimming/disability/

You can get these from Special Needs Solutions






Splash brand swimpants around $40  http://www.splashabout.com/swimming/disability/

Again you can get these from Special Needs Solutions



Note: I am in no way affiliated with any of these stores.  You may find them cheaper elsewhere.

Good Luck

Use YouTube to your advantage

I take videos of Owen.  I take videos of his milestones, weird behaviour, seizures and developmental snapshots.  When I homeschooled him I even took them as evidence.  All of these videos generally at some stage will be shared.  The only issue is they are too large to keep e-mailing or to even store them on my phone.  

The solution?  Create a YouTube account for yourself and upload the videos to YouTube BUT make sure you select the privacy setting of "UNLISTED".  If a video is unlisted you can't search YouTube for it but if you have the link you can watch it.  So I e-mail the links to doctors/therapists to view or I access my YouTube account during appointments.  

Not sure how to Upload to YouTube?  I found this video describing how you upload as unlisted.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrpyRFLYhD4

And if you are going back later to find them, Log into YouTube, go to My Channels, then uploads (as per the highlights below) and you will be able to see them all.