63. Dance Therapy for Children with Autism

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63. Dance Therapy for Children with Autism
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Dance Therapy is one of the most effective treatment approaches for children with Autism. Tune in to hear how DMT and Floortime Therapy improves social-emotional communication, frustration tolerance, and much more.


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Rachael Singer is a Registered Dance/Movement Therapist and a Developmental Specialist. She currently works for a non-profit called Real Connections and supports children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder using Floor-Time Therapy. She started her own business called Rachael’s Moving Hearts, LLC in 2015 where she works privately with children and families using dance and movement to connect in a positive way and learn new strategies when working with challenging behaviors or difficult emotions. She guest lectures at Loyola Marymount College in the Communication Department about Dance/ Movement Therapy in relation to Gender and Intercultural Communication. She leads Therapeutic Dance for the Elderly and Adults with developmental disabilities. She also leads story time and movement classes for both neuro-typical and neuro-different children.