Therapeutic Horseback Riding and Children with Autism Developmental Dis

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex sproutmental indisposition that affects a persons social interaction and communication. This disorder is in general characterized by having difficulty with social interaction, communication, and having restricted behaviors. trouble with social interaction means someone will struggle to communicate their timberings/emotions, understand how opposites feel or think, develop peer relationships, and understand nonverbal behaviors (eye gaze, facial expressions, etc). Difficulty with communication will vary among the individual. Some individuals will develop communicative vocabulary, while others will not. The speech of those that do develop expressive language will often be exigent, rote, and lack meaning. They may struggle with tour taking in conversation and topic maintenance. Those individuals who do not develop expressive language typically do not use other modalities to communicate, like pointing or gestures. The last cha racteristic of the autistic spectrum disorder is having repetitive behaviors or activities. Typically children on the spectrum will play with their toys in an out-of-the-way manner, or may prefer exactly one toy, movie, or activity. Changes in daily schedule are hard for children on the spectrum to adapt to unremarkably these children like the same daily schedule. Bass, Duchowny, and Llabre (2009) responsibility, It is possible that animal-assisted activities provide a multisensory environs that will prove beneficial to children with profound social and communication deficits. Macauley and Gutierrez (2004) state Today, in the United States, peoples use of horses can be classified into two main categories equine-assisted activities and equine-assisted therapy. Equine-assiste... ...tations of this study were the age range (6-8). Also, only looking at children with autism. Other children with motor and sensory function disorders big businessman benefit from the same horseback- r ide program. Works CitedBass, M., Duchowny, C., & Llabre, M. (2009). The effect of therapeutic horseback riding on social functioning in children with autism. Journal Of Autism & Developmental Disorders, 39(9), 1261-1267. Macauley, B. L., & Gutierrez, K. M. (2004). The say-so of hippotherapy for children with language-learning disabilities. . Communication Disorders Quarterly, 25(4), 205-217. Wuang Y, Wang C, Huang M, Su C. The effectiveness of simulated developmental horse-riding program in children with autism. alter Physical Activity Quarterly serial online. April 201027(2)113-126. Available from PsycINFO, Ipswich, MA. Accessed March 19, 2012