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QigongSensoryTreatmentforAutism

July-November,2016Adelaide

Parent-andTherapist-deliveredprogramme

InitialTherapist

Training

July18–21,2016

Adelaide

ClinicalSupervision

July-November,2016

Viaemail,videoand

Skype

Forinformation:

EmailSueClayton

sue.clayton@health.on.net

orvisitwww.qsti.org

Registerby17/6/16

QSTmassageisanexciting,effectiveandevidencebasedtactileinterventionforyoungchildrenwithautism,whichhasbeenshownincontrolledstudiestoimprovesocialskills,languageandbehavior.BasedonChinesemedicine,themassagetechniquesnormalizetouchandstimulateself-regulation;childrenfeelmorecomfortableandmorereceptivetoconnectingtoothers.Eyecontact,sensoryproblems,tantrums,sleep,digestiveissuesandbehaviorimprove.

Undertheguidanceoftrainedtherapists,treatmentisgivendailyathomebyparentsandweeklyorbi-weeklybythetherapist.

Resultsafter5-monthsoftreatmenthaveshown:

• Improvedsleep,digestionandsensoryawareness• Moreeyecontactandsocialconnection• Easiertransitionsandfewermeltdowns• Decreasedbehaviorproblemsandaggression• Improvedsocialskillsandlanguage

CostCoursefee:$1900includesinitialtrainingand4monthsof

clinicalsupervisionParticipantsareresponsibleforadditionalcostsrelatedtotravel

toinitialtraininginAdelaide

Learn•TheoryofQSTMassage

•12MovementsofQSTMassage

•Howtotailorthemassagetoeachchild

•Teach,coachandsupportparentstogiveQSTmassage

ResearchProvenTreatmentForAutism

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