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326 out of every thousand children born
326 out of every thousand children born in the United States has autism hi I’m
in the United States has autism hi I’m
in the United States has autism hi I’m Christina watchmojo.com and today we’re
Christina watchmojo.com and today we’re
Christina watchmojo.com and today we’re going to be talking to some therapists
going to be talking to some therapists
going to be talking to some therapists who work with children with autism so we
who work with children with autism so we
who work with children with autism so we can find out more about this disorder so
can find out more about this disorder so
can find out more about this disorder so tell us what exactly is autism autism is
tell us what exactly is autism autism is
tell us what exactly is autism autism is a neurological disorder it affects
a neurological disorder it affects
a neurological disorder it affects children’s communication and their
children’s communication and their
children’s communication and their socialization skills each child is their
socialization skills each child is their
socialization skills each child is their own world and that’s why they call the
own world and that’s why they call the
own world and that’s why they call the autism spectrum disorder there are
autism spectrum disorder there are
autism spectrum disorder there are certain trends that that you would maybe
certain trends that that you would maybe
certain trends that that you would maybe see often like just difficulty with
see often like just difficulty with
see often like just difficulty with language development maybe difficulty
language development maybe difficulty
language development maybe difficulty with eye contact but it doesn’t say
with eye contact but it doesn’t say
with eye contact but it doesn’t say prove that if a child has autism that
prove that if a child has autism that
prove that if a child has autism that they are going to have all those traits
they are going to have all those traits
they are going to have all those traits it’s the disparity between inside
it’s the disparity between inside
it’s the disparity between inside awareness and outside awareness the
awareness and outside awareness the
awareness and outside awareness the distinction between knowing with us
distinction between knowing with us
distinction between knowing with us what’s your feeling is being interpreted
what’s your feeling is being interpreted
what’s your feeling is being interpreted correctly by somebody outside of you
correctly by somebody outside of you
correctly by somebody outside of you social skills are often a pretty big
social skills are often a pretty big
social skills are often a pretty big challenge and often a focus of therapies
challenge and often a focus of therapies
challenge and often a focus of therapies to be able to express themselves in a
to be able to express themselves in a
to be able to express themselves in a socially appropriate way so to know how
socially appropriate way so to know how
socially appropriate way so to know how to conduct themselves in society now you
to conduct themselves in society now you
to conduct themselves in society now you are an art therapist how does art
are an art therapist how does art
are an art therapist how does art therapy help children with autism I like
therapy help children with autism I like
therapy help children with autism I like to have the children notice what other
to have the children notice what other
to have the children notice what other kids are doing and notice colors and
kids are doing and notice colors and
kids are doing and notice colors and possibly be able to associate colors
possibly be able to associate colors
possibly be able to associate colors with emotions so to give them another
with emotions so to give them another
with emotions so to give them another avenue of expression maybe instead of
avenue of expression maybe instead of
avenue of expression maybe instead of verbal they can express through a
verbal they can express through a
verbal they can express through a picture or through a color through a
picture or through a color through a
picture or through a color through a movement how it is that they’re feeling
movement how it is that they’re feeling
movement how it is that they’re feeling your specialty is music therapy how does
your specialty is music therapy how does
your specialty is music therapy how does that work impact children with autism
that work impact children with autism
that work impact children with autism often times children of autism just
often times children of autism just
often times children of autism just bloom and music maybe there are other
bloom and music maybe there are other
bloom and music maybe there are other areas where they have a hard time but in
areas where they have a hard time but in
areas where they have a hard time but in music oftentimes they’re doing just as
music oftentimes they’re doing just as
music oftentimes they’re doing just as well as new typical children and maybe
well as new typical children and maybe
well as new typical children and maybe even better and it’s just a place where
even better and it’s just a place where
even better and it’s just a place where they can be themselves
they can be themselves
they can be themselves themselves and practice social skills i
themselves and practice social skills i
themselves and practice social skills i just turned taking and just singing
just turned taking and just singing
just turned taking and just singing songs is also very helpful for language
songs is also very helpful for language
songs is also very helpful for language development you specialize in drama
development you specialize in drama
development you specialize in drama therapy how does that therapy impact
therapy how does that therapy impact
therapy how does that therapy impact children with autism it’s actually a
children with autism it’s actually a
children with autism it’s actually a very inclusive it’s an embodied therapy
very inclusive it’s an embodied therapy
very inclusive it’s an embodied therapy so it works from getting in touch with
so it works from getting in touch with
so it works from getting in touch with your emotions on a physical level as
your emotions on a physical level as
your emotions on a physical level as well as on a cognitive level often
well as on a cognitive level often
well as on a cognitive level often people may assume that a child is not
people may assume that a child is not
people may assume that a child is not aware of what’s going on around them or
aware of what’s going on around them or
aware of what’s going on around them or is not communicating something only
is not communicating something only
is not communicating something only because their cues are attuned to their
because their cues are attuned to their
because their cues are attuned to their own particular personality so with drama
own particular personality so with drama
own particular personality so with drama therapy you can get to understand how
therapy you can get to understand how
therapy you can get to understand how that child communicates and allow them
that child communicates and allow them
that child communicates and allow them to to create a special language within
to to create a special language within
to to create a special language within that medium it’s very therapeutic for
that medium it’s very therapeutic for
that medium it’s very therapeutic for them as well to know that wow people do
them as well to know that wow people do
them as well to know that wow people do understand me my process in trying to
understand me my process in trying to
understand me my process in trying to communicate isn’t um call me thou not
communicate isn’t um call me thou not
communicate isn’t um call me thou not notice is that the hope that they can
notice is that the hope that they can
notice is that the hope that they can evolve and maybe move up the spectrum
evolve and maybe move up the spectrum
evolve and maybe move up the spectrum and function better in society through
and function better in society through
and function better in society through all these different therapies from what
all these different therapies from what
all these different therapies from what I’ve seen is having the opportunity with
I’ve seen is having the opportunity with
I’ve seen is having the opportunity with to work of children for maybe a year or
to work of children for maybe a year or
to work of children for maybe a year or more and being sometimes the only
more and being sometimes the only
more and being sometimes the only therapy they’re getting but sometimes
therapy they’re getting but sometimes
therapy they’re getting but sometimes also being part of a team where they’re
also being part of a team where they’re
also being part of a team where they’re getting hold a lot of different
getting hold a lot of different
getting hold a lot of different approaches to help these children
approaches to help these children
approaches to help these children develop their there is leaps and bounds
develop their there is leaps and bounds
develop their there is leaps and bounds that can be made just in improving the
that can be made just in improving the
that can be made just in improving the children’s life quality improving their
children’s life quality improving their
children’s life quality improving their ability to to function and to relate to
ability to to function and to relate to
ability to to function and to relate to other people so yes there I think there
other people so yes there I think there
other people so yes there I think there really is hope
really is hope
really is hope oh my goodness you are so good at
oh my goodness you are so good at
oh my goodness you are so good at cleaning cars
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