Hi Jade,

It would certainly be worth a try. i just posted a note about autism that
might answer some of your questions. I have been working with Autism for
about 8 years and have had some very good results. Some of the kids I have
worked with have been mainstreamed, others have stopped biting the family
dog and some have been able to sit and listen to a story.

Many times what is happening with hyperactivity and aggressive behaviour is
that a nerve is being compressed at the base of the skull. It's called the
Vagus and one of its functions is to control our ability to releax. Quite
often with hyperactivity, the nerves ability to function is affected.

With Autism it seems that the membrane that surrounds our nervous system
becomes copmressed and its eleastic quality is greatly impaired. that puts
a great deal of pressure on the nervous system...kinda like wearing a pair
of jeans that are 5 or 6 sizes too small for us. The result can be some
pretty intense behaviour. the releasing of the tension in the system can
take numerous sessions and usually requires semi-regular treatment to
maintain it. We can't give an exact number as everbody is different but in
my opinion it is well worth it.

I hope this helps out a bit. If you need help locating a therapist, let us
know and we'll try and help.

Dave Tomlinson

>From: "bty741351" <jade.elizabeth@...>
>Reply-To: craniosacralnetwork@yahoogroups.com
>To: craniosacralnetwork@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [Craniosacral Network] Would this help my AUtistic son?
>Date: Sat, 04 Sep 2004 07:09:12 -0000
>
>My son is 5 and is high functioning Autisitc with hyperactivity.
>Would Craniosacral help him. At the moment the Docs are talking
>about meds to calm him down as he can get agressive, hyper and
>basically a pain in the butt. He doesnt make friends as he
>appears 'weird' to the kids so I am trying to find ways of helping
>him. I found this site by accident and wondered if anyone could help.
>
>Many thanks Jade
>

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