Daily yoga may calm kids with autism

Daily yoga may calm kids with autism

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Students with autism had a significant decrease in aggression, social withdrawal, and hyperactivity when they did yoga daily, researchers report.

“We found that teachers’ ratings of students who participated in the daily yoga routine showed improved behavior compared with teachers’ ratings of students who did not,” says Kristie Koenig, assistant professor of occupational therapy at New York University.

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