By Lori Ciccarelli All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts… ..William Shakespeare Life is like a stage; for what comes naturally for the neurotypical person, must be learned and rehearsed for those on the spectrum. It’s [...]
Expert Louise Sattler Reports…."Can Acting Classes can Help A Child on the Spectrum?" Part Two
June 8, 2010 By Tiffani Lawton, R.N.
by Louise Sattler My last post was about children on the spectrum venturing out in to theater or acting for camera. I truly believe after working with children as a school psychologist and also witnessing children on professional sets that many children on the spectrum could benefit from acting. Of course, this activity is not [...]
Filed Under: alternative fun therapy, ask The Expert, Drama Therapy, Louise Sattler, social Skills
Expert Louise Sattler Reports…."Can Acting Classes can Help A Child on the Spectrum?" Part One
June 1, 2010 By Tiffani Lawton, R.N.
by Louise Sattler I know a little bit about childhood actors and their families. Our daughter, Natasha has been acting it seems from the womb, but has been making a living doing so since she was twelve. It is through her experiences that I have met a multitude of families with working actors and those [...]
Filed Under: alternative fun therapy, ask The Expert, Drama Therapy, Louise Sattler, social Skills
The Arts & Autism
April 10, 2010 By Tiffani Lawton, R.N.
The arts is a valuable therapeutic resource for children with autism. I have read reports of various forms of art being used as therapeutic interventions with children on the spectrum. Programming in our area is greatly limited. I have been told that I am a “seed planter”. Maybe that is my greater purpose, to plant [...]
Filed Under: Art Therapy, Drama Therapy, social games
