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Maura Abatemarco

Yoga therapist

Maura Gerck

It has been gratifying for me to be able to combine my two passions: the practice of yoga and my work with special needs children. I have developed a yoga program designed to meet the individual needs of each child and one that is integrated with the Fair Oaks Therapeuticum approach that supports body, soul and spirit.

Special-needs children benefit from a yoga program that incorporates body awareness, balance, breathing and relaxation in order to improve overall focus and attention. My program puts an emphasis on the accomplishments of each child that helps promote a positive self-image.

To enhance my practice, I have taken additional coursework in the following areas:


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KQED's Health Dialogues:
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February 2010: KQED's Health Dialogues explores the latest research on chronic pain and how to treat it. Guests include Dr. Robert Brody, chief of the Pain Consultation Clinic at San Francisco General Hospital and Dr. Scott Fishman, chief of the Division of Pain Medicine at UC-Davis and president of the American Pain Foundation. Find more on the hourlong show here: "Health Dialogues: Pain."

L.A. Times: Families of autistic kids sue over cuts in therapy

February 2010: Families of autistic children in eastern Los Angeles County filed a class-action lawsuit today against the nonprofit agency that provides them with state-funded services, alleging that it had illegally discontinued their therapy for the disorder. The agency, the Eastern Los Angeles County Regional Center, informed more than 100 families late last summer that the therapy—known as the DIR model, or "developmental, individual difference, relationship-based"—was being eliminated for their children because of state budget cuts.

The therapy is the basis for a popular treatment known as Floortime, in which a therapist follows a child’s lead during play activities to build communication and social interaction skills.

Brain imaging may help diagnose autism

January 2010: Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) process sound and language a fraction of a second slower than children without ASDs, and measuring magnetic signals that mark this delay may become a standardized way to diagnose autism. Researchers at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia reported their findings in an online article in the journal Autism Research.

"More work needs to be done before this can become a standard tool, but this pattern of delayed brain response may be refined into the first imaging biomarker for autism," said study leader Timothy P.L. Roberts, Ph.D., vice chair of Radiology Research at Children’s Hospital.