Fixing the mirrors: A feasibility study of the effects of dance movement therapy on young adults with autism spectrum disorder

Autism

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 338-350

  Koch, Sabine C ^a,b   Mehl, Laura ^a   Sobanski, Esther ^c   Sieber, Maik ^d   Fuchs, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b SRH UNIVERSITY HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^d SaloAG ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

autism spectrum disorder; body awareness; clinical controlled trial; dance movement therapy; embodiment; empathy; intersubjectivity; mirroring; self other distinction; social competence; treatment manual; well being

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AWARENESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DANCE THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPATHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SYMPTOM; THEORY OF MIND; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; BODY IMAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; AWARENESS; BODY IMAGE; DANCE THERAPY; EMPATHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924970405     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361314522353     Document Type: Article

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