The Effectiveness of Transcendental Meditation as a Means of Improving the Echolalic Behavior of an Autistic Student
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A variety of differing therapies have been used with autistic children. Paluszny ( 1979) gives an overview of these therapies by categorizing them into four distinct groups (Proponents of these differing therapies follow the listing of the group): 1) Therapy related to intrapsychic aspects, environmental causes, and resolution of intrapsychic conflictsBettelheim (1974); 2) Therapy related to biochemical aspects Rimland ( 1964, 1974); 3) Behavior modification Stevens-Long and Lovaas ( 1974); 4) Therapies using parents as therapists include Kozloff's Social Exchange (1974), Schopler's Developmental therapy (1974), and Howlin's home-based approach (Paluszny, 1979).
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