Autism and Gastrointestinal Complaints Tina Gothard helping them sustain positive mental

helping them sustain positive mental health

Through family interviews and one-to-one meetings

the traditional dyadic relationship between the therapist and the child becomes a triadic one in which the therapeutic process is enhanced and the environment for the play therapy is shared and therefore more 'democratic'

practice and policy levels with the voices of people with learning disabilities

Autism and Gastrointestinal Complaints Tina Gothard helping them sustain positive mentalChildren on the autistic spectrum frequently suffer from gastrointestinal complaints such as diarrhoea, constipation, abdominal pain, abdominal distension and flatulence. Far from being 'just part of the condition', worldwide research is confirming parents' reports that many of these children are actually suffering from serious underlying conditions which, if left untreated, are a source of constant pain, which in turn can greatly exacerbate autistic