Daily Life Therapy and Autism Ranking:

Aims and Claims

Aims

According to the Boston Higashi School website, accessed on 6 January 2017, the aim of Daily Life Therapy is to “provide the core foundation of a broad and full education, rather than merely focusing on remediating deficits”.

Cumine et al., (2000), reported that "the main intentions of the approach are to develop self esteem and independent living skills; improve physical strength, coordination and stamina; and to stimulate the child's intellect across a range of learning areas including music, art, and drama".

Quill et al., (1989) reported that daily life therapy “appears to be founded in Eastern philosophy, which accepts a relationship between an individual's mind, body and spirit and Japanese pedagogy, which focuses on group education and group performance".

Claims

According to the Boston Higashi School website, accessed on 6 January 2017, daily life therapy provides a range of benefits

“Students develop an inner sense of well-being and confidence which propels their curiosity about the world around them through clear structure, a high level of engaging activities, and spontaneous fun”.

According the Priority Education Services website, 6 January 2017,

“Pupils [at Rugeley Horizon School] will achieve an enhanced degree of emotional stability through an active approach to learning, which reduces anxiety levels and enables them to access the curriculum. Pupils are able to engage in daily life with increased confidence, self-esteem, dignity and independence.”

Updated

17 Jun 2022

Last Review

01 Apr 2017

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01 Aug 2023