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Mindfulness-based therapies are rising in popularity. However, evidence for their effectiveness in reducing psychological distress and enhancing wellbeing for families living with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is limited.
Thus, there is insufficient scientific evidence to support mindfulness as an effective treatment used to mitigate potentially severe deficits in individuals with autism (i.e., deficits in communication and the occurrence of challenging behavior).
By fostering self-awareness, mindfulness can support autistic individuals in recognizing their emotions and managing responses in a healthier way, thereby improving their overall well-being. There are various techniques to practice mindfulness, such as meditation, deep breathing, and body scans.
Mindfulness is a moment-by-moment awareness of thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations and surrounding environment. Being mindful is related to be open, nonjudgmental, friendly, curious, accepting, compassionate and kind. 1 Mindfulness practices aim to cultivate mindfulness state.
6 paź 2017 · Mindfulness trainings reduce stress, depression, and anxiety in a broad range of populations (e.g., Chiesa and Serretti 2009; Hofmann et al. 2010), thus might also reduce these symptoms in parents of children with ASD.
13 sie 2020 · Integrating mindfulness training into ASD therapies not only treats the non-algorithmic mind in addition to the biological brain, but also provides a rapid, cost-effective, and sustainable complement to ongoingly developed molecular treatments.
Meditation, both traditional and more modern, is a tool to access higher states of consciousness. It is said that in these higher states of consciousness duality is dissolved, conflicting thoughts and feelings subside, and one regains a sense of connectedness, tranquility, and equanimity.
