Other High-Risk Groups
Benefits of touch interventions have also been found in other high-risk infant
groups. Autistic children are known to have problems with social interactions
due to communication issues and atypical behavioral patterns. Touch
intervention in this group have been associated with increased communication
skills and decreased touch aversion (Cullen, Barlow, & Cushway,
2005) as well as a decrease in off-task and stereotypical autistic behaviors
(Field et al., 1996)