News Brief: Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often exhibit cognitive motor impairment and difficulty with sensory processing. While some therapy programs address motor and cognitive issues separately, several organizations are now attempting to treat cognitive and motor difficulties simultaneously in children with ASD, according to a recent commentary in Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience. These organizations include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Bodyspeaks (https://sites.google.com/site/bodyspeaks/home)
• Helping Autism through Learning and Outreach (HALO; www.halo-soma.org)
• The Institute on Communication and Inclusion (ICI; http:// ici.syr.edu)
• Neurologic Music Therapy Services of Arizona (NMTSA; http://www.nmtsa.org/)
• Therapy Intensive Programs (TIP; www.kriscamp.org)
• Whittier Area Parents’ Association for the Developmentally Handicapped (WAPADH; http://www.wapadh.org/)

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