Autism Therapy for Your Child
by Miriam Skydell Sensory ProcessingJump Therapy is a structured, dynamic, sensory, motor and social
skills therapy program which helps children with special needs. This program
was launched in 2013 by Miriam Skydell in New Jersey and currently operating in
more than 20 locations on the east coast. This program strives to improve the
ability of your child and help them to be independent in their daily life. With
the ideal sensory equipment it creates a play environment and focus on the
developing skill of children. Jump Therapy provides Autism Therapy for Your Child
to develop their social skills.
Autism or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex developmental disability characterized by social communication challenges and behavioural challenges. The children with ASD not only do some repetitive behaviour, activities and interests but communicate, interact, behave and learn in a different ways in the comparison of other children. Some of the behaviours associated with autism include delayed learning of language, difficulty to making eye contact or holding a conversation, difficulty with executive functioning, poor motor skills and sensory sensitivities. Jump therapy program is the best option for ASD and helps children with autistic spectrum disorders. It uses a natural play environment to develop important motor skills such as balance, coordination, body awareness, motor planning and bilateral integration while facilitating Social Skills Therapies for Kids such as eye contact, turn taking, frustration tolerance, sportsmanship and team building. With an experienced occupational or speech therapist this program focus on social skills. They evaluate your child at your home or within their school setting and make conform that which behavioural therapy is applicable for the child. The expert therapist implement applied behaviour analysis (ABA) therapy for the children with autism. This therapy is the most researched invention and highly structured scientific approach that teaches play, communication, and self care, academic and social living skills and reduces problematic behaviours of children with ASD. Through ABA, therapist observes the abilities of child and defines what would be benefit for him or her.
There is another
therapy known as verbal behaviour therapy (VBT) is applied in this Jump Therapy
program to develop the communication skill of children. This therapy is the
best applied therapy which teaches non vocal children how to communicate and
use words functionally to get a desired response. In this therapy session
therapist uses stimuli such as food, activities or toys based upon a child’s preference
and try to attract their attention and encourage them through repetition to
understand that communication. Jump Therapy program apply cognitive behavioural
therapy for children with autism aims to define the triggers of particular
behaviours, so that the child starts to recognize those moment himself. Through
this autism therapy program therapist focuses on relationship development
intervention. This process improves ability of child to form an emotional bond
and share experience. It’s commonly used with Autism Resources for Parent trained by RDI consultants and aims to develop skills
related to interpersonal engagement such as empathy and overall motivation to
engage with others. Behavioural therapy is the foundation of skill building for
children with autism. It is the combine therapy with speech language therapy
and occupational therapy and academic and family supports. Besides this
behavioural therapy Jump Therapy program also involve the play therapy program
for children with autism. This play therapy improves their social and emotional
skills and helps them think in different ways. This play therapy treatment also
simultaneously increases their language or communication skills and expands the
way they play with toys and relate to other people. Apart from this, Jump
Therapy program also applied others therapy treatment like social skill class,
picture exchange communication system etc to improve the ability and reduce the
symptoms of autism.
About Author:
Miriam Skydell is
firmly committed to making a positive difference in the lives of special needs
children and their families. She brings her love for children, her personal
understanding of parents struggling with a special needs child, and her 30
years of therapy experience to every session. She provides Gross Motor Therapy for
Children, Autism
Treatment for Toddlers, Autism Therapy for Your
Child. She takes pride in offering a nurturing and caring environment
where children and their parents will feel safe and secure to explore, take
risks and overcome challenges.
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