Article: Dance therapy helps in coping with autism.(Behavioral Pediatrics)

WASHINGTON -- Parents whose autistic children turn their lives upside down might turn to a movement therapist for help.

Understanding children's nonverbal expressions can help to manage their tantrums and improve their socialization, Suzi Tortora, Ed.D., explained at a press conference on Parkinson's disease sponsored by the Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies.

Dr. Tortora, a certified movement analyst and dance therapist with a private practice in New York City, works with many children, including those with autism and pervasive development disorder, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, and unspecified developmental delays.

Dr. Tortora's strategies ...

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