Dramatherapy with Children and Young People who Have Autistic Spectrum Disorders: An Examination of Dramatherapists’ Practices

Abstract

In this article the author examines responses to a questionnaire circulated to dramatherapists designed to elicit information about whether dramatherapy can be an effective intervention for children and young people with autistic spectrum disorders and allied mental health and psychological difficulties. The author outlines the process of analysing the data and the construction of resultant themes that inform dramatherapy practice, including the structures, content and process.