The Therapeutic Effect of Scalp Acupuncture on Autistic Children’s Motor Behavioural Disorders

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurological and developmental disorder. Except Difficulty with communication and interaction with other people, restricted interests and repetitive behaviors, Motor behavioural abnormalities are noticed to be presented in children with ASD as well. We conducted clinical observations on scalp acupuncture treatment on 54 children with ASD motor disorders include spinning, toe walking, hand flapping and obsessed with monotonous activities from 2010 to 2013. After 30 times of the treatments, the results showed that the treatment effect was good, and the younger the age, the better the effect.