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Researchers Successfully Treat Autism in Infants by Playing Games
19th Nov, 2020 by Dr Juanita K Miller-Berry
Science News Researchers Successfully Treat Autism in Infants: Playing Games That Infants Prefer Can Lessen Severity of Symptoms www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130430092511.htm Apr. 30, 2013 — Most infants respond to a game of peek-a-boo with smiles at the very least, and, for those who find the activity particularly entertaining, gales of laughter. For infants with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), however, the game can ...
Working With Tribal Aboriginal People In Australia
5th Nov, 2000 by Dr Juanita K Miller-Berry
I have worked with six different Aboriginal communities in Australia and find that Theraplay, either in its traditional form or with adaptations to fit local cultural patterns, a very helpful approach. There is considerable political and social concern at present in Australia around the issue of the "stolen generation," the many thousands of Aboriginal children taken from their families and placed in foster or institutional care in ...