Riding on the Autism Spectrum: How Horses Open New Doors for Children with Asd - Paperback

by Claudine Pelletier-Milet (Author)

Discover how Claudine Pelletier-Milet's horses open doors for individuals with autism and autism spectrum disorders. With the help of her equine friends, Claudine finds a way inside the closed world of the autistic individual. Often at a speed that astounds parents and family members, her students begin to look up, speak out, and own themselves and their relationships with the horses and people around them.

Author Biography

Claudine Pelletier-Milet is a horseback riding instructor and an educator who specializes in equitherapeutic riding for toddlers. She runs the equestrian center of the stud-Mairin Berdrix La Chapelle-Montligeon in Perche, France. Catherine Mathelin-Vanier is a psychoanalyst who specializes in early childhood. She is a doctor of psychology and a research associate at the Center for Psychoanalysis and Medicine at the University of Paris 7-Diderot.