Autism Therapy: Feldenkrais

Autistic children struggling with verbal communication and fine motor skills function may benefit from interactive video gaming systems, such as Nintendo Wii. While children with these disorders usually have a hard time with coordination and simple communication, a therapy program in Davie, Florida is offering classes that help children improve these skills. The children not only learn to coordinate and focus their attention to make the games work, but they also benefit from the social interaction they receive from the process. By creating a program using games and encouragement, the patients of this program were more inclined to go to therapy, and saw improving results. Thirteen-year-old Erick Feldenkrais is one of Kimberly Bloom’s patients, and Bloom has seen for herself how her program has helped him socially. "It's a good feeling to hear them say, 'Hi Kim,' when they haven't communicated for 10 years," she says.

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