Children with Autism: Why is it important to work softly, not by force?
· Sergei Toder
Because a special child with slowed cognitive functions is very vulnerable: he is afraid of everything new, the threshold of frustration is low, and any pressure only increases anxiety.
The body scheme is not formed, this is reflected in all his movement in space and postural control. In fact, the child simply does not know how his hands and legs can work. So I work flexibly, softly and safely - I never force events and do not "sell" the right biomechanics of movement if the body is not ready for it.
A child with autism, RAS needs a sense of support, respect and confidence, so that the nervous system is relaxed and then and only then! THE CHILD will let something new into itself. After all, by creating a positive signal in the central nervous system, we somehow facilitate any motor pattern and expand the motor experience of the child.
And it is such a soft work with the mandatory return to the work of the muscle cycle that allows the body to gradually gather, and movements with each day will become confident, natural and alive.
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