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Yoga Benefits for Autistic Children

Yoga is growing in popularity in the U.S. as a complementary therapy for children with special needs and autism, with rising numbers of schools and parents participating in innovative programs which are cropping up around the country. In addition to typical yoga benefits like improved strength and flexibility, autistic children also experience a reduction of pain, anxiety, aggression, obsessive behaviors, and self-stimulatory activities. The children are also having greater success making new friends and regulating emotions.

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Yoga Benefits for Autistic Children

Yoga is growing in popularity in the U.S. as a complementary therapy for children with special needs and autism, with rising numbers of schools and parents participating in innovative programs which are cropping up around the country. In addition to typical yoga benefits like improved strength and flexibility, autistic children also experience a reduction of pain, anxiety, aggression, obsessive behaviors, and self-stimulatory activities. The children are also having greater success making new friends and regulating emotions.

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Yoga is growing in popularity in the U.S.

as a complementary therapy
for children with special needs and autism, with rising numbers of
schools and parents participating in innovative programs which are
cropping up around the country. Scott Anderson, teacher and founder
of YogAutism, mentions on his site that in addition to benefits typically
associated with yogaimproved strength and flexibility, and an
increasing sense of peaceautistic children also experience a
reduction of pain, anxiety, aggression, obsessive behaviors, and selfstimulatory activities. And there's more good news. The children are
also having greater success making new friends and regulating
emotions.

Yoga is growing in popularity in the U.S. as a


complementary therapy for children with
special needs and autism.
Louise Goldberg, author of Yoga Therapy for Children with Autism
and Special Needs, also has first-hand experience witnessing the
enormous benefits children on the autistic spectrum experience from
practicing yoga. In 1981, Goldberg and a colleague were invited to
teach a demo class for teachers at a residential hospital for children
with severe emotional and behavioral disorders. We were both fairly
new yoga teachers and we just made it up as we went along. But seeing
the kidsmany of whom were extremely anxious, withdrawn, or angry
let go, for even a moment, was a revelation. We were amazed at how
effective yoga was with these children and how much they enjoyed it,
says Goldberg.
.

Practicing his floating on a cloud (shavasana),


he was able to self-regulate and calm his
emotions, explains Goldberg.

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