Art therapy may be beneficial to children with learning disabilities, says new study.

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Art may help children with learning disabilities

NOVEMBER 30, 2016 CHILDREN , FAMILY

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Children with learning disabilities may find art therapy helpful, says a new study.

French teaching hospitals (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire or CHU) in Grenoble and Tours have published a comparative study of four trials using art therapy as a complementary therapy for children experiencing learning disabilities (attention deficit issues with or without hyperactivity, dyslexia, gifted children). The results have encouraged the teams to maintain the treatment.

Between February and October 2016, art therapist