Dramatherapy with Neurodivergence/ Autism /ADHD
Dramatherapy is especially effective with those young people with autism and ADHD. Sian has many years’ experience supporting those diagnosed as being neurodivergent, especially with ASD. Using creative mean to access emotions difficult to express using narrative is where dramatherapy is so successful. The individual is able to access communication using their own language.
“Dramatherapy offers special properties regarded by professionals as effective in helping individuals with ASD learn and develop beyond their perceived limitations.”
— D’Amico et al., 2015, cited in Dramatherapy and Autism Spectrum Disorders
“Findings indicated benefits on emotional, psychological and social development.” — Bololia, Williams & Goodall, Arts in Psychotherapy, 2022 ScienceDirect