Autism Specialised Swimming Lessons – Newcastle, Maitland, Hunter Valley

Deano’s Nemos – Private Swimming Lessons

Home Lessons

Deano’s Nemos provides swimming lessons from the comfort and familiarity of your backyard pool.

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Our Indoor Pool

Enjoy exclusive access to use our Indoor Pool, heated to 33 degrees and free from distractions.

“It’s not just about learning to swim, it’s about giving your child an immersion experience for a better life. Your child’s entire being is our #1 priority”

How do we achieve this?

Our 6 Step Process

How Autism Specialised Swimming Lessons Work

This is our 6 Step Process to ensure your child is comfortable each lesson and gets the results you want for them

1. Set Up the Best Environment to Learn

Before your child even gets in the water we ensure the environment is pleasant, clean and free from distractions or noises. The idea is to create an environment that is most productive for learning. Especially for children who are sensory avoiders – we do not want to overload them. A quiet and calm space is the best environment for our Autism Specialised swimming lessons.

2. Make your Child feel safe

When your child arrives we focus on their emotional state on the day. The first two minutes are always spent connecting with your child to ensure they are comfortable and feel safe. This lays the foundation for the success of the lesson and is critical to getting the most from your child.

3. Personalised lessons designed just for your Child

We give your child exactly what they need. An initial 30-minute assessment identifies the areas we need to target and time to build rapport with your child. We’ll have a discussion with you to understand their history, your concerns and exactly what you want out of their lessons. This will ensure the absolute best lesson and outcomes are achieved for both you and your child.

4. Let them have FUN!

With fun saturated through every aspect of our Deano’s Nemos lessons, your child will forget that they are learning a new skill. We are then able to get your child to push themselves in trying a new skill in the water that they may otherwise be too scared to give it a go. And on top of this, they always look forward to coming back each week and learning more.

5. Fully Autism Qualified Instructors with Years of Experience

Being Autism Swim Approved means that we are equipped with the knowledge, skills and resources to most effectively teach our children who need extra support in the water – including sensory processing difficulties, communication difficulties, developmental delay and other abilities. We understand the complexities of ASD and the support mechanisms necessary to educate our children on water safety and ultimately equipping them with the necessary skills to feel confident and safe in the water.

6. Constant Feedback to keep you fully informed

You deserve to know where your child is up to at any time. You can ask any questions at any time during lesson and get feedback at the end of each lesson on progress towards your child’s goal. We can be contacted at any time via email or directly by phone during business hours. Facebook messages will be replied to within 24 hours.

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What our Parents have to say

We’ve been seeing Dean for a year or two now & during this time our entire extended family has commented on how amazing the difference in my kids from when they first started to now – from too terrified to even go under water to swimming laps & learning technique within only a few weeks. Their lessons with Dean have been one of our most invaluable investments in our kids, not only for developing their swimming skills & confidence in the water but also for the safe space provided for kids who find the traditional settings & teaching methods impossibly difficult & hard to manage. We appreciate Dean so much for all that he does & has done, & he is an asset to the entire community (especially the disabled & neurodivergent community!).

Stefanie Tiernan

A-mazing!! 5 stars! I would add more if I could! 🤩

My 4 year old son used to be quite a nervous swimmer and now after his one-on-one lessons with Dean – you can’t get him out of the water! Dean is the most amazing swimming teacher we have ever met! He is instantly welcoming, always smiling and creates such a safe and calm environment! Our son loves his lessons with Dean! He has so much fun, he doesn’t even realise he is learning valuable safety skills. We can’t thank you enough Dean! We are so grateful to have found you and it’s an honour to call you our son’s swimming teacher.

Highly recommended!! Thank you so much Dean ☺️🙏🏼

Brittney-Lee Maloney

My 5yo loves coming to her swimming lessons with Dean. After only a few lessons her confidence and breathing/kicking techniques have already improved. Dean is a great instructor, his calm and fun which helps to keep my child focused and willing to listen. Dean has a heated swimming pool where the lessons take place, with plenty of parking and a nice new bathroom. We highly recommend Deanos Nemos 👌🏾😊

Jayne Pan

Dean is absolutely amazing at teaching kids to swim. He has an incredible ability to help the kids feel calm and at the same time teach them the invaluable lesson of learning to swim. Dean has helped our son immensely with learning to swim, overcoming a lot of fear and challenges which has been amazing to watch. Would 100% recommend Deano’s Nemo’s to everybody.

Nathan Tomkins

Deano’s Nemos has been fantastic for our 5 year old ASD son, who is now making great progress with learning how to swim. Dean is great at what he does, giving clear verbal instructions and visual structure to each lesson, offering choice, plenty of positive affirmation and making it fun. Highly recommended.

Sally Hershman

My second son 3 years old started with Dean a few months ago and within only a few weeks he went from zero swimming skills to water confidence. He is thoroughly enjoying our backyard pool and I have been astounded at the pace at which he has picked up these new swimming skills. Dean also taught my first son with special needs, now 7 years old who also progressed rapidly and is confident in the water. Dean’s training was also the basis from which he has built the confidence to swim in the surf. Dean is a encouraging, calm and consistent, he builds trust with the kids and makes swimming fun.

Excellent, clean and modern facilities. I cannot recommend Deano’s Nemos highly enough!

Veronica Petersen

Finding Deano’s Nemos has been life changing for us! Our daughter who was 6 when she started with Dean had a long term fear of swimming, even getting her face wet would end in tears. We had attended other swim schools in the past and my daughter was never given the time and patience she needed to get there in her time, it sent her backwards.

After her 2nd session with Dean she was putting her face under the water and blowing bubbles, after the 3rd and 4th she was doing freestyle and swimming the length of the pool! I honestly couldn’t believe my eyes! She loves to dive under the water and grab sinkies and to pretend to be a mermaid, I can’t explain how happy this makes me and I honestly don’t think we would have got to this place unless we had Dean encouraging her, making her believe in herself and respecting her processes with such patience and enthusiasm.

Dean’s private facilities are top notch, brand new and comfortable. If you are lucky enough to secure a spot with Dean you won’t be disappointed.

Natalie Dooley Daniels

My kids (ages 4 & 2) have been swimming with Dean for 6 weeks now and I could not recommend Deano’s Nemos enough. We have tried a few swim schools in our time and are so happy with the achievements my kids have made in their personalised, 1:1 (or 1:2 in our case!) swim lessons.

Extremely professional teacher, who makes swimming lessons FUN and motivating and has a calm, consistent approach. My son who was cautious around water, now loves swimming lessons. My daughter is now so excited to swim, after Dean has implemented many of her interests into her lesson. Dean has an excellent way of explaining the skill being taught, with the use of visual aides and positive encouragement. Lovely, clean facilities which are easy to access and user friendly for a young family. Great communication and flexibility when booking.

Would highly recommend!

Ella Santoso

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