Research: You Can Know Me if You Listen: Sensory, Motor, and Communication Issues in a Nonverbal Person with Autism

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Authored by Shoener, RF, Kinnealey M., and Koenig KP in The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, Volume 62, Issue 5, p. 547-553, (2008).

Article summary (posted Nov 19, 2008):

Occupational therapists may be able to help people with autism learn to feel their bodies and move their bodies better.

The authors begin the article by stating that while many people used to believe that people with autism are mentally retarded, people now know that this is not the case. This case study describes an intense approach to occupational therapy (OT). The goal of the occupational therapy was for David (age 18) to learn to self-regulate and learn to move freely. The therapy was based on listening to David's voice and hearing what David needed. David described what it felt like to live with sensory integration problems, motor speech problems, and problems moving.

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apraxia, autism, case study, communication, dyspraxia (DCD), occupational therapy (OT), sensory integration, speech therapy, therapist, therapy
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