'Being able to connect with Isaiah in the water doing what I Iove, which is surfing, was incredibly healing.'
The ocean can be a place of tranquility, relaxation and, most importantly, healing. Perhaps no one knows this better than pro surfers -- a group of which is working to share the water with kids with autism.
Surfers Healing was founded in 1996 by pro surfer Izzy Paskowitz and his wife, Danielle. Paskowitz co-created the program after he found that surfing was an outlet to bond with his son Isaiah, who has autism. Using his network of surfers, he was able to organize an event to offer people with autism and their families"one perfect day" where kids with autism could try something new.
"In Hawaii, 'ohana' means 'family,'" O'Shaughnessy told"GMA.""When I come to the East Coast, and for me to come and be a part of this ... it's really special, it's a perfect day."
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