Movement and Insight: Tai Chi as a Tool in Supporting Students with Asperger Syndrome
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by Richard Howlin, Dipl. Psych., Ph.D. Clinical Developmental Psychologist
Sensory–motor difficulty has long been established as a common diagnostic feature of Asperger syndrome. (AS). Observations of both clinicians and parents have documented the frequency of clumsiness and fine motor difficulties in the AS population. It remains unclear why children with AS are particularly vulnerable to this problem. Yet new theories on brain functioning and social processing may shed some important light on the matter... ( full article )
