Drama is a great help for children in Autism spectrum disorder: helps in focusing and communication strategies builds social skills and trust among peers. Use Drama effectively with children and encourage their creativity.

1. Dr.Parasuram Ramamoorthi

2.  Severity of Social Communication
 Fixated or restricted behaviours
 Symptoms manifest as early as 9-12 months
 Connections with Self and Space.

3.  Simon Baron Cohen: Lack of Empathy
 Failure to know the Intentions
 Lack of Imagination
 Social communication : deficit
 Humour ?

16. Make Mirroring
Creative and Fun
While mirroring you may add
Physical work too.

17. Mirroring and smile
Induce emotions while
Mirroring

18. Imitate me : have fun
moving your body
Mirroring as a Physical activity
may be FUN.

21. The way the brain and mirror
neurons function and respond
to motor acts.

22. Just seeing the banana
makes the monkey
think of
Eating a Banana.

23.  http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/
la-sci-oxytocin-social-children-autism-
20131203,0,7236419.story#!

26.  The Natya Shastra:
 Vishranthi jananam kale
 NatyameTat Bhavisayethe.
 If you are unhappy due to diseases( depression,
down syndrome) those who suffer from loss or pain
and even the tired saint needs Drama.Theatre
brings peace and tranquility.
 NatyameTat Bhavisayethe: Bhavisya means future.
Here it refers to health and specially mental health,
relaxation and free from stress and anxiety

27.  Dr. Parasuram Ramamoorthi
 Velvi
 www.velvi.org/parasuram.ramamoo
rthi@gmail.com
 91 96555 73751