abstract: ABSTRACT
This study intended to provide people diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder a creative outlet to experience dance and other art forms as a way of expressing themselves. Other potential benefits were observed throughout the exploration, including social interaction, coordination, and confidence. An interpretive phenomenological research model analyzed participant and parent verbal reflections, written feedback, and video recorded movement sessions to understand and interpret the participant's experience and the potential value of creative movement. The study was conducted over a seven-week period, which included 13, 30-minute movement sessions held biweekly along with interviews, discussions, surveys, and journaling. The research revealed dance empowered each participant to explore his/her creativity and exercise personal expression. The feedback received from the participants and parents through interviews and reflections revealed the participants did exercise and discover social, physical, emotional, and creative expression throughout the study. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis Dance 2015
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:asu.edu/item:29611 |
| Date | January 2015 |
| Contributors | Finlayson, Kelsey (Author), Fitzgerald, Mary (Advisor), Murphey, Claudia (Committee member), Brown, Karen (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher) |
| Source Sets | Arizona State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Masters Thesis |
| Format | 110 pages |
| Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/, All Rights Reserved |
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