Special kids have special ways of connecting and expressing, often VERY CREATIVE !!! I believe we all have special ways in how we relate to our "self", to others and to our surroundings. It is important that children be encouraged to explore their unique expression and for parents to identify them in order to create an empathic relationship. In understanding children's unique expression helps us respond to their needs and assist them to reach to their full potentials. All children are gifted, we just need to go with them for this treasure hunt. In the coming up program, I'm inviting parents to "GO WITH" the children into their creative world through dance, music and movement to discover the treasures of "AWARENESS", "COMMUNICATIONS", "EMOTIONS" & "CREATIVITY". Children primarily need their parents to be their audience and their mirror to reveal these treasures to them. As well as to guide them in knowing how to handle these treasures. Let us go into this exciting adventure together and discover the "KEY" that leads us towards a life of abundance for all of us~!
Schedule for this adventure coming up soon, STAY TUNED~
Friday 22 June 2012
Sunday 17 June 2012
Dance / Movement Therapy for Autism
Having worked with people living with Autism in the past years, it has occurred to me that it is important not only to help my clients to develop body & self-awareness but also those who are around them, the parents and carers.
Most people are often unaware of the non-verbal language that they carry with them. While verbal language constitutes approximately 10% of human communication, we actually rely on non-verbal communication a lot more than we assume. People living with Autism however are often more sensitive and receptive to this non-verbal language. Through "mirroring" that is to reflect movements, we could help develop empathic communication with one another.
I shall be looking into developing a program that could help address the issue on body movement reflection to help children to build movement rapport and empathy with their parents. This approach has already been integrated in my practice with adults living with various forms of disabilities and their carers. Through this program I hope to help equip these children with more tools to help better express and communicate themselves, as well as to develop better understand of the world around them. Don't be scared by the word "therapy", "dance movement" gives it all the fun~!
Here is a link to which a dance movement therapy session took place with a boy with autism, it shows how this dance movement therapist engaged the little boy in one of DMT creative process in mirroring.
http://www.timesunion.com/default/media/Autistic-boy-s-therapy-4312.php
Most people are often unaware of the non-verbal language that they carry with them. While verbal language constitutes approximately 10% of human communication, we actually rely on non-verbal communication a lot more than we assume. People living with Autism however are often more sensitive and receptive to this non-verbal language. Through "mirroring" that is to reflect movements, we could help develop empathic communication with one another.
I shall be looking into developing a program that could help address the issue on body movement reflection to help children to build movement rapport and empathy with their parents. This approach has already been integrated in my practice with adults living with various forms of disabilities and their carers. Through this program I hope to help equip these children with more tools to help better express and communicate themselves, as well as to develop better understand of the world around them. Don't be scared by the word "therapy", "dance movement" gives it all the fun~!
Here is a link to which a dance movement therapy session took place with a boy with autism, it shows how this dance movement therapist engaged the little boy in one of DMT creative process in mirroring.
http://www.timesunion.com/default/media/Autistic-boy-s-therapy-4312.php
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