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The Effects Of Complementary Hippotherapy For Children With Austism Spectrum Disorder, Jamie Hicks
The Effects Of Complementary Hippotherapy For Children With Austism Spectrum Disorder, Jamie Hicks
HIM 1990-2015
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is an intricate and complex disorder that continues to grow in its prevalence year after year. The disorder is based on decreased social communication with prevalent stereotypical behaviors and problems in sensory processing. Due to the disorder diagnosis based on a spectrum, each child is different in their severity, and thus requires individualized forms of therapies and treatments. The cause of ASD is unknown, which makes the treatment difficult to standardize. Desperate to find a regimen that benefits their child’s ability to function more successfully, more and more parents are utilizing complementary alternative medicine (CAM). The …