Raviv Practice London is a provider of Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP).
Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) Therapeutic Considerations for children with ASD
Who?
Those with the following features benefit from using the SSP:
- Social and emotional difficulties
- Auditory sensitivities
- Anxiety and trauma-related challenges
- Inattention
- Stressors that impact social engagement
- Difficulties in regulating physiological and emotional state
The SSP exercises the neural pathways associated with regulating ‘physiological and emotional state’ and social engagement. These are aspects of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS). And just as the brain is plastic and can change based on experience, the ANS is also plastic. The SSP has been shown in peer-reviewed research to significantly increase vagal regulation of the heart. This has the effect of better control of physiological and emotional state.
Physiological and emotional state is critical to how we approach the task at hand. So when an individual has better state control, not only can they be more socially engaged, they are more open to therapy. Better state regulation improves therapeutic outcomes.
Children and adults have seen improvements in the features mentioned above.