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Yoga for Children and Young People with Autism

Michael Chissick

Speaking from decades of experience Michael Chissick shares the secrets to teaching yoga to children and young people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

The physical emotional and social benefits of yoga for autistic children can be profound and this book will give you the confidence to get going with an array of fun activities and games from 'chasing the frog' to 'yoga detective'. Whether you work in special needs school primary mainstream school or the community or you are the parent of an autistic child this book will equip you with plans structures goals teaching tips and a multitude of real-life stories.

The book is suitable for teaching everyone on the spectrum with an emphasis on teaching those with more complicated needs. It is also relevant for use with children who have related needs such as ADHD and sensory processing challenges. Beautifully illustrated with images of the postures taught within it is the perfect go-to resource for anyone interested in engaging children and young people in yoga.

I can be a banana can you?

Suitable for ages 4-11

  • Classification : Health, Diet & Fitness
  • Pub Date : FEB 21, 2019
  • Imprint : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
  • Page Extent : 136
  • Binding : PB
  • ISBN : 9781785926792
  • Price : INR 1,450
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Michael Chissick

Michael Chissick has been teaching yoga to children in primary mainstream and special needs schools as part of the integrated school day since 1999. He is a primary school teacher as well as a qualified yoga instructor. He is also a specialist in teaching yoga to children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Michael trains and mentors students who want to teach yoga to children. Sarah Peacock is an illustrator, a primary school teacher and Maths Specialist in Hertfordshire, UK. She holds a first class degree in theatre design from Nottingham Trent University. Michael and Sarah are the author and illustrator of Frog's Breathtaking Speech, also published by Singing Dragon.

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