Children with Autism

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Andy
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Date Mar 06th, 2012 07:22 Children with Autism

I was wondering if anyone has worked with any children with Autism and how they went about it. Thanks

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Brigitte
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Date Mar 19th, 2012 04:55 Children with Autism

I have been following an autistic child for a year now but because of tranference I have to leave a few months between set of sessions. He progresses very well then he stops to make sure he can come to see me all the time. He is now 14 but has a mental age of a 10 years old if not under. He is very good a visualisation but I need to change Inductions on a regular basis to keep his attention going for the right state of hypnosis. He is very receptive to music even though I am careful not to make it too loud as he is very sensitive to sounds. But using Reiki music will help him release silent tears which are good as he never cries normally. The fact that I use a biofeedback monitor allows me to notice when he tries to get out of hypnosis. I made him use mind over the matter to control his coordination better.(without hypnosis). He no longer walk like a duck when doctors told the family that there was nothing that could be done. I showed him how he walked without laughing or mocking him then I showed him how most people walked automatically without thinking about it. I made him look at his body when he walked to use his mind to correct the unbalance and he did it very quickly. He is also much lighter on his feet now as a result. I am making a challenge of stopping his stuttering. It has improved but I am determined to make him stop altogether. Following the advice of another hypnotherapist, I am currently reading "I have a voice - How to stop stuttering" by Bob G Bodenhamer to fully understand this condition before attempting a regression for the 1st time on him. I know he has been abused mentally and physically by his father up to the age of 2. But I am very careful as I am not too sure how he will react when reliving the past trauma. He is often laught at and bullied at school even though the school is protecting him that way. He is in a normal school which makes it harder for him but does not attend all lessons like chemistry - foreign language etc..He has no friends. Dad is not in his life anymore. But the grand-parents are very close to him. When I talk to him, before the session, I sit on the floor at a lower level than him and I hold his hands. He knows that he can pick up my calmness that way. Autism has a large spectrum but to me they are dormant. I am slowly waking him up and have stopped him building a wall all around him. He is much more receptive to suggestions as he trusts me. He is aware but is trapped in a body that does not respond naturally. He sees more in people's eyes that he wishes too. Don't we say that the eyes are the mirror of the soul? He has no problem looking straight into my eyes all the time, as I told him I have nothing to hide and was quite happy for him to look into them. In any case, I deal with his subconscious that is not impaired in any way and understand even complicated words. As long as the inductions are varied and childlike the suggestions that follow are perfectly understood. As soon as he starts fidgetting his legs I just touch his knee to remind him to stop without saying anything and he calms down straightaway but this indicates that he is trying to switch off so I stop shortly after that. He does that pretty much at the end of the session anyway. He has made faster progress since he started Zumba classes with his mum twice a week. I have also suggested jigsaw puzzles of different kind to stimulate him further and that contributes to his overall improvements as well. I have tried to cover as much as possible and hope that this will be of some help to you.

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Date Mar 20th, 2012 07:08 Re: Children with Autism

Thank you for mentioning this and Brigitte for your interesting account on your experiences with helping an Autistic child . I have a 15 year old son with Aspergers and have tryed many hypno sessions with him over the last 3 years. It has improved his confidence immensely. He always tells me what percentage its worked e.g. 45% but I find he cannot relax completely. The best place to actually have the session is in his own space and here, thats usually with him lying in his bed tightly wrapped up like a sausage in his duvet as he feels mostly secure there. I have helped with posture, language, confidence, motivation, social issues and phobias. He does need these repeating on a regular basis in order for it to consistently work. Recently Ive tryed tapping - Thought Field Therapy (TFT). He doesnt like the tapping on his body, so I tap on myself and he places his hand on my arm. He lets out lots of air during this, but always says it doesnt work, when I know it does !! It will help with trauma too (Brigitte) so I thought that would be useful for you to know that. I have found that I have to very slowly take my son into a hypnotic trance with direct suggestion. He has a very good imagination and before we start a session, we talk about what he would like to picture e.g. if its a barrier what he would like the barrier to be - a wall - what are the blocks made of etc. He once said polystyrene as he wouldnt need to reach out and knock them over, but blow !! And he did blow them away. Most of our sessions are made up together. Sometimes I take ideas from this site and he looks at them first. (He tells me about the spelling mistakes too!!! ) Err hum!! Every ASD child is different and rapport does take a while. I would say if this is not your own child, study them, learn from them, their language patterns, their likes and dislikes and belief systems. Go to their world, be in their world, adapt to their world and you will understand what help can be given in time. T x

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Date Mar 29th, 2012 10:02 Re: Children with Autism

Many thanks for sharing further information regarding autism based on your son. It is quite a challenging condition, so I really appreciate your recommendations and advices as you are dealing with it on a 24 hours basis. Thank you again. Kindest regards Brigitte

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