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Autism Work Group

For pediatric aquatic therapists/instructors who work with children on the autism spectrum. We will be sharing our coolest treatment ideas and creating a mock protocol for the infant, toddler, and school aged child demonstrating autism traits.

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Members: 18
Latest Activity: Oct 4

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Andrea Salzman

Everyone: post your tx ideas here. They are old ideas to you... but not to us! 6 Replies

This is an open discussion. You can post stream-of-consciousness thoughts. You can write essays... post checklists... or just jot down incomplete thoughts. Tell us what you do that works (or doesn...

Tagged: children, for, sensory, integration, ideas

Started by Andrea Salzman. Last reply by Andrea Salzman Aug. 25, 2008.

Andrea Salzman

Single Focus: Ideas to Decrease Tactile Hypersensitivity 3 Replies

This is the location for you to lend your ideas. What do you do in the pool to help diminish tactile hypersensitivity? You may respond to this posting with your own ideas in any format. You can at...

Tagged: children, child, pediatric, pediatrics, pool

Started by Andrea Salzman. Last reply by Karyn Kaschalk Mar 8.

Andrea Salzman

Single Focus: Ideas to Improve Body Awareness & Kinesthesia

This is the location for you to lend your ideas. What do you do in the pool to promote normal body awareness into the treatment? You may respond to this posting with your own ideas in any format. ...

Tagged: child, autistic, children, pediatric, pool

Started by Andrea Salzman Aug. 16, 2008.

Andrea Salzman

Single Focus: Ideas to Improve Socialization

This is the location for you to lend your ideas. What do you do in the pool to help promote socialization into the treatment? You may respond to this posting with your own ideas in any format. You...

Tagged: children, pediatric, diatrics, pool, child

Started by Andrea Salzman Aug. 16, 2008.

Andrea Salzman

Single Focus: Ideas to Diminish Difficulty with Transitions 1 Reply

This is the location for you to lend your ideas. What do you do in the pool to help ease transitions and to incorporate elements of change into the treatment? You may respond to this posting with ...

Tagged: adapted, aquatics, swimming, swim, therapeutic

Started by Andrea Salzman. Last reply by Andrea Salzman Aug. 15, 2008.

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Marilia Giordano Comment by Marilia Giordano on August 3, 2009 at 1:47pm
I am interested in starting to work with kids that have Autistic Spectrum in my area. Any suggestions with any material I could read?
And anybody that has had results with Watsu and Autism?
Thanks
Laura Srygley Comment by Laura Srygley on October 13, 2008 at 10:54pm
This is a question to all of you: I am a watsu practitioner w/healing dance emphasis, and have one 4 year old client who is autisitic. She is very active in the water, and I feel that mostly I'm just playing with her, a little massage sometimes and occasionally she relaxes for a minute. I feel that I am lacking skills to be very therapuetically helpful for her. Does anyone have any ideas for me on how to work with her more effectively?
Ailene Tisser Comment by Ailene Tisser on September 5, 2008 at 9:29pm
I treat alot of children on the Autistic Spectrum in the water. I do individual therapy sessions, small groups and parent-child classes. I look forward to sharing ideas and treatment strategies.
 

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Andrea Salzman Karyn Kaschalk Claudia Collins Sulis (Sara Firman) Karen Jennifer Simm Tuvia Stuchiner Jennifer Linda Calise Scott Franklin Manning Marilia Giordano Ailene Tisser Laura Srygley Stephanie Zigan Paul Murphy Adam Ulacha Christine Garner Rossana Iveth Salinas Velasco
 
 

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