We cannot believe it has been twelve years that we have celebrated Autism Dance Day!!!

Benefits of dance and movement for autistic children and adults:

• Improved attention and concentration.
• It gives freedom to be expressive of their emotions, using movements.
• It helps enhance their social interactions and leads to the formation of relationships when placed in groups.
• A therapist can help people to develop vocabulary skills, using the imitation of the repetitive movements the person engages in.
• They learn different patterns of movements required for daily activities.
• Group sessions are best to develop communications and social skills.
• Choreographed sequences can help in enhancing one’s memory.
• Touch during therapy helps in reducing sensitivity to physical touch and helps build trust.
• Improved body image.
• It helps in developing body awareness and promotes general well-being.
• Different planes of motion during therapy helps to stimulate verbal communication skills.
• It also helps to strengthen fine motor skills.
• It provides a platform for autistic individuals to build upon their social skills, which helps them further to understand the emotions and feeling of other people.
• They learn to develop empathy.
• It helps them to learn adaptation to different situations.

So, get your dancing shoes on and strike a pose and have fun!!! #dancelikenooneiswatching

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