S04 E04 - Martial Arts and Executive Functioning in Children with Autism

Send us a text In this episode Dr Janice Phung, from California State University San Marcos, discusses her research which used a martial arts intervention to develop executive functioning in children with autism. We explore what executive functioning is and how it is impacted in people with autism. We discuss how the nature of martial arts lends itself to building executive functioning and how this helped to develop a range of skills in children with autism. We touch on what we c...

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Exploring new research which promotes the emotional well-being of children and young people in schools. Dr Sarah Taylor-Whiteway talks to academics about their research and how it can be used and applied in schools.