The Contribution of Osteopathy in the DERBBI Project For Autism. Case Report - Abstract
In this report we will discuss how the osteopathic approach can support therapeutic intervention with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The osteopathic intervention precedes other interventions because it modifies the child’s body structure and reduces some sensory disorders which often heavily aggravate the symptomatology. It is important to point out that the palpatory osteopathic evaluation of subjects with ASD differs from that of typically developing children. Since the “osteopathic rationale” adapts to the complexity of the disorder, it is not always possible to follow the palpatory diagnosis-treatment-retest scheme, and great flexibility is required on the part of the osteopath. Two children will receive the same diagnosis of ASD despite having different somatic and sensory characteristics, so the osteopathic treatment will never be standardized but on the contrary absolutely individualized. In this Case Report will be discussed the case of a child with ASD of 4 years and 10 months, included in an multidisciplinar therapeutic project, which also included assessment and osteopathic intervention.