Janet Dancer, who teaches music at the Key School, says music can reestablish a connection between them and the outside world. The energy used in clapping or stamping is contagious. In this way, music helps to improve coordination. Reflexology uses automatic responses to nerve stimulation because autistic people are tactile defensive. Laurie Moult provides 15-minute sessions to each child daily.
Nerve stimulation gives the child a neutral space.
Some children like to cover their faces with a towel during treatment. Others feel safe because I make no demands on them. In addition to the most characteristic impairments regarding communication and social skills, autistic people often have poor muscle tone. Brushing their bodies with a surgical brush helps to reduce sensory defensiveness while the application of deep pressure seems to have a calming effect. Autistic children often wedge themselves tightly in a small place.