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Daily Archives: December 4, 2015

Mindfulness training benefits adolescents with autism and their parents

December 4, 2015External Research, SupportsBy Sarah Hansen

A weekly mindfulness session for children with autism and a separate program for their parents showed promising results. After nine weekly sessions of mindfulness training, 21 adolescents with autism reported better quality of life and less time spent wandering in thought about topics like sadness, pain, and why they react to things the way they…

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