Relaxation Strategies

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References:

Spaghetti Toes: Positive Living Skills for Children, by Dr. Terry Orlick
A Boy and a Bear: A Children's Relaxation Book, by Lori Lite
Coping with Stress Through Picture Rehearsal: A How-to-Manual for Working with Individuals with Autism (2002) by Groden, LeVasseur, Diller & Cautela
Relaxation Techniques for People with Special Needs: Breaking the Barriers (video) Groden, Cautela, & Groden
Stress and Coping in Autism (2006), Baron, Groden, Groden, Lipsitt

Interviewer-Presenter: 

Jacquie Bezo, an Educational and Behavioural Consultant with POPARD, will discuss some of the challenges individuals with ASD may face in the area of stress & coping.

Examples of both concrete and abstract methods of relaxation will also be reviewed.