April 25, 2009
Travel to Mongolia improves autistic child's condition
I found this article really interesting. A while back I wrote about traveling with autistic children but this article is about traveling to help autistic children. Apparently one father noticed that riding horses and being around shamans helped his autistic kid.
Pretty amazing stuff:
Trekking across the Mongolian prairie on horseback, Isaacson says, Rowan's behavior was changed dramatically.Posted by James Trotta at April 25, 2009 8:28 PM"Rowan was not cured of autism out there," Isaacson stressed. "The word 'cure' is not in my vocabulary for this. Rowan came back without three key dysfunctions that he had. He went out to Mongolia incontinent and still suffering from these neurological firestorms -- so tantruming all the time and cut off from his peers, unable to make friends -- and he came back with those three dysfunctions having gone."
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I worked with children who have autism for years and we had a horse riding therapy program for years. It served allot of children well as it taught body space awareness, help with following direction, and over all improvement. It is short of amamzing . It is not a cure all but it can be helpful for some. I would recommend it for any one who is dealing with a child who has autism.
Posted by: sherry speece at April 27, 2009 1:34 AMThis is just amazing! I'm sure other people will question it's scientific validity, but the bottom line is, whatever works, WORKS. Perhaps the travel also contributed to the overall experience? I think taking a trip to a place where life is more closely intertwined with nature will do good to any person.
Posted by: Shannon @ Luxury Travel Company at April 28, 2009 4:36 AM