Friday Q&A: Autism and Yoga
Hidden Flower by Brad Gibson Q: I am a Yoga therapist in Minnesota. A family member has been given a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorder. I found very little on the IAYT publications and I also found little references on your blog for this problem. She is a 14-year-old girl who is very gifted with eye-hand coordination and physical activities, so I have few worries about doing postures and easy pranayama. But before I design a practice regimen for her, I am wondering if any of your professionals have any advice or can blog as to contra-indications and concerns as I found not much reference to these on any of the established yoga sources I currently have access to? A: This is a topic we have not previously addressed here at YFHA, and as for my practice, I have not worked with any individuals with this diagnosis, and I am not aware of any incidence of my fellow writers at YFHA working with this either. However, it would still be worth defining what this condition is and taking a look...