Autistic Children’s Improved After Touch Therapy

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Twenty-two autistic pre-school children were randomly assigned to a touch therapy or touch control group.

Following one month of eight 15-minute sessions (twice per week), changes were noted in all children including a decrease in touch aversion and off-task behavior. The touch therapy children also showed fewer autistic behaviors during classroom observation, their teachers assigned them better Autism Behavior Checklist scores (sensory, relating and total scale scores). And they performed better on the Early Social Communications Scales (joint attention, behavior regulation, social and initiating behaviors).

The children who received touch therapy were fully clothed and their entire body was rubbed using moderate pressure and smooth stroking movements on each of the following areas: head and neck, arms/legs, torso, legs/feet. Note: touch was not delivered by a RMT but by a volunteer student.