Fixing the mirrors: A feasibility study of the effects of dance movement therapy on young adults with autism spectrum disorder / Sabine C. KOCH in Autism, 19-3 (April 2015)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism > 19-3 (April 2015) . - p.338-350 Titre : Fixing the mirrors: A feasibility study of the effects of dance movement therapy on young adults with autism spectrum disorder Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Sabine C. KOCH, Auteur ; Laura MEHL, Auteur ; Esther SOBANSKI, Auteur ; Maik SIEBER, Auteur ; Thomas FUCHS, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.338-350 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : autism spectrum disorder  body awareness  clinical controlled trial  dance movement therapy  embodiment  empathy  intersubjectivity  mirroring  self–other distinction  social competence  treatment manual  well-being Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : From the 1970s on, case studies reported the effectiveness of therapeutic mirroring in movement with children with autism spectrum disorder. In this feasibility study, we tested a dance movement therapy intervention based on mirroring in movement in a population of 31 young adults with autism spectrum disorder (mainly high-functioning and Asperger’s syndrome) with the aim to increase body awareness, social skills, self–other distinction, empathy, and well-being. We employed a manualized dance movement therapy intervention implemented in hourly sessions once a week for 7 weeks. The treatment group (n = 16) and the no-intervention control group (n = 15) were matched by sex, age, and symptom severity. Participants did not participate in any other therapies for the duration of the study. After the treatment, participants in the intervention group reported improved well-being, improved body awareness, improved self–other distinction, and increased social skills. The dance movement therapy–based mirroring approach seemed to address more primary developmental aspects of autism than the presently prevailing theory-of-mind approach. Results suggest that dance movement therapy can be an effective and feasible therapy approach for autism spectrum disorder, while future randomized control trials with bigger samples are needed. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361314522353 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=257 [article] Fixing the mirrors: A feasibility study of the effects of dance movement therapy on young adults with autism spectrum disorder [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Sabine C. KOCH, Auteur ; Laura MEHL, Auteur ; Esther SOBANSKI, Auteur ; Maik SIEBER, Auteur ; Thomas FUCHS, Auteur . - p.338-350. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism > 19-3 (April 2015) . - p.338-350 Mots-clés : autism spectrum disorder  body awareness  clinical controlled trial  dance movement therapy  embodiment  empathy  intersubjectivity  mirroring  self–other distinction  social competence  treatment manual  well-being Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : From the 1970s on, case studies reported the effectiveness of therapeutic mirroring in movement with children with autism spectrum disorder. In this feasibility study, we tested a dance movement therapy intervention based on mirroring in movement in a population of 31 young adults with autism spectrum disorder (mainly high-functioning and Asperger’s syndrome) with the aim to increase body awareness, social skills, self–other distinction, empathy, and well-being. We employed a manualized dance movement therapy intervention implemented in hourly sessions once a week for 7 weeks. The treatment group (n = 16) and the no-intervention control group (n = 15) were matched by sex, age, and symptom severity. Participants did not participate in any other therapies for the duration of the study. After the treatment, participants in the intervention group reported improved well-being, improved body awareness, improved self–other distinction, and increased social skills. The dance movement therapy–based mirroring approach seemed to address more primary developmental aspects of autism than the presently prevailing theory-of-mind approach. Results suggest that dance movement therapy can be an effective and feasible therapy approach for autism spectrum disorder, while future randomized control trials with bigger samples are needed. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361314522353 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=257

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