Hi Andrew,

I worked with an Autistic child for about a year, and his mother was
very impressed with his improvement. He was actually a highly
functioning child who I absolutely fell in love with. His mother did
an incredible amount of work with him before he actually came to me.
As far as the cranial rhythm, forget about it for the first few
sessions. You need to just get the child to the point where they can
get familiar with what you are doing. I did lots of temporal, parietal
and sphenoid work. He was in constant motion, but as time went on, he
quieted down toward the end of the sessions, and I was able to do still
points on him. That took about 4 months however.
In the mean time, any work you can do will most likely be beneficial.
We could see Jamie's hyperactivity level smooth out right from the
first session. He left much more calm and much more able to articulate
his feelings and thoughts. He actually liked the sessions.
Go to Upledger's website for articles on the benefits of CST on Autism.
I got tons of information from that site back when I worked on this
lovely child. www.upledger.com

Good luck and don't give up. Some days you will be so frustrated and
think you are having absolutely no effect because the child will be so
active. Ironically, those are the days when the parent will call you
and tell you how much it helped. Hang in there. CST is a wonderful
thing for these kids, even just a little bit at a time. Don't try to
boil the ocean. You will make a difference over time.

Patti S. LMT
Upledger certified CST therapist


On Friday, September 3, 2004, at 04:55 PM,
craniosacralnetwork@yahoogroups.com wrote:

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> Subject: CST and Autism
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> Hello-I have been practicing CST for 2 years. I have my first
> autistic child who I have seen 4 times now.
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> I want to get more information on treating autism with CST. Can
> anyone out there share their experiences with the board.
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> Also, is there any book/info that specifically deals with CST and
> Autism.
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> Finally, how the hell do you feel the rhythem when the child is
> squirming around? How do I manage the parents who want to hold their
> child down?
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> Any help is much appreciated.
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> Be Well-Andrew
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