Improv comedy can help kids with autism build social skills
Improv comedy can help kids with autism build social skills
(NewsNation) — In a small church northwest of Atlanta, art therapist Jason Evans with the nonprofit group Autism Improvised conducted a unique exercise with a group of boys on the autism spectrum.
Instead of sitting still and engaging in traditional talk therapy with a therapist, the group of middle and high schoolers were instead on their feet, acting out improvised scenes.
At one moment, the…