Communication through movement – Sherborne Developmental Movement Method of working with people with autism spectrum disabilities Cover Image

Komunikacja przez ruch – Ruch Rozwijający Weroniki Sherborne jako metoda pracy dla osób z trudnościami ze spektrum autyzmu
Communication through movement – Sherborne Developmental Movement Method of working with people with autism spectrum disabilities

Author(s): Iwona Strzałkowska-Nowak
Subject(s): Developmental Psychology, Neuropsychology
Published by: Państwowa Szkoła Wyższa im. Papieża Jana Pawła II w Białej Podlaskiej
Keywords: communication; developmental movement; Veronica Sherborne Developmental Movement Method; Autism Spectrum; ASD persons

Summary/Abstract: Movement and communication can be classified as a group of basic needs of each person. The article deals with the subject of communication through movement, used in the developing Sherborne Developmental Movement Method. The content refers to the work conducted with a specific group of learners with the autism spectrum. Theoretical approaches to communication as well as ways of communicating with ASD are presented. In addition, the genesis of the Veronica Sherborne Developmental Movement Method is also shown, as well as its practical use in the work with people with Autism Spectrum to communicate with the environment through the movement of one’s own body and the observation of other people’s body movements. The Developmental Movement Method considers the use of motion to be a significant tool to support psychomotor development. It results from the development of consciousness of one’s body, of space, of movement, of space and of other persons, and of communication with others by means of a close contact.

  • Issue Year: 12/2018
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 65-74
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish