Praise for Joanne's Work

"Programs like Joanne's Autism Movement Therapy offer opportunities for our kids to develop the necessary and fundamental skills that benefit all our kids. Art saved my life!" - Temple Grandin, PhD

"Dani has more bounce in her step than ever before! Upon completion of just one session of Autism Movement Therapy a friend commented that she had never heard Dani speak more clearly and so completely. …After 19 years of therapies
and endless searching for a way to “tap in” to my daughter's trapped thoughts so
that she can organize and verbally express her learned and creative abilities, Joanne
Lara has given us renewed hope. Joanne’s forty-five minute class is fun for young children, teens, and young adults. The constant movement requiring the sequencing of the right and the left hemisphere of the brain is accompanied by a variety of music selections and Joanne’s energetic spirit. Dani looks forward to every “dance class” and enjoys following Joanne’s video at home. Dani’s expressive vocabulary seems to be easier to access and a little more sophisticated each week. As Dani’s mother, I now have
a little more bounce in my step…thank you Joanne!"

Kathy Levenson,  Agoura Ca.

"Movement that helps organize the brain is an important key to helping those with autism become more flexible in their thinking. AMT should be an important part of any teacher education program for students on the spectrum."
-KayDee Caywood, Ph.D.
National University Lead Faculty Special Education





"AMT certainly deserves its place in the home learning environment for individuals with autism."
-Sharon Hensel – Cohen M.S., C.C.C.
(Licensed Speech/ Language Pathologist)


"It is rare to find someone who really understands children with special needs and who can keep them motivated to learn. This quality has been found in Joanne Lara."
-Heather Green, parent


"Joanne is passionate about sharing her knowledge and experience to help children with special needs. Now with her DVD she can make a positive impact on children everywhere!"
-Jamie Friedland, Regional Center

“I have been working with Joanne Lara for about three years. She has been instrumental in the further enrichment of my skills and knowledge, especially in developing our Autism Certificate at National University. She is a total treat. I enjoy her energies and our teacher candidates give her classes high marks. We have also done presentations and the audience learns a lot from her enthusiastic presentation. Thus the exploration of Autism only benefits from Joanne and her work”
-Kay Dee Caywood, Ph.D., Lead Faculty, Special Education, National University

"Joanne Lara, creator of Autism Movement Therapy, is doing an outstanding job in engaging our children and adolescents challenged with autism in the community to be involved in life!!! I love the professionalism and enthusiasm she brings to her dance and movement therapy and our children love it!"
-Pat Grayson-DeJong, M.Ed, Autism Education Consultants

Contact Joanne Lara Today.
Because Autism Costs All of Us!

Joanne@TheAutismExpert.com
(323) 240 0361

"What a great way to integrate the hemispheres of the brain. Parents and children alike will enjoy engaging in the activities together."
-Cathy Carpenter, M.A.
IECP (Inclusive Education & Community Partnership)


"AMT as a relaxation technique holds the promise of assisting children with Autism with emotional regulation -- while they are engaged in a typical, age-appropriate and social activity -- dance!!"
-Richard A. Mesaros, Ph.D.
California State University,
Northridge Professor Department of Special Ed


"This DVD has been too long in coming! I have been looking for videos along these lines since she was about 6, and she is now 15. I am excited to see how well she progresses as the weeks go by."
-Kitty J. Finn
Parent of 15 year old child with autism





"Your contribution was invaluable. Your assistance in the planning of the JPALA workshops and format was significant to the success of the program and we are so grateful to have had you on the SNN team. Volunteering is the most significant ways that we can all give back to our communities. We are indeed grateful to you for giving of your time, your talent and treasure. Special Needs Network can only do the critical work that it does for so many because of the generosity of professionals like you. Again, thank you so much for making this year's conference an overwhelming success and we look forward to working with you and Autism Movement Therapy again for Tools for Transformation Conference 2010!! "
-Areva D. Martin, Esq.
Pres Special Needs Network Inc

"Joanne is an awesome, intuitive interventionist and teacher....Your dance brought tears to many a mother (& father's eyes). It was so beautifully done. Your connection with your kids is always so blessed to see."
-Keri Bowers, Normal Films

Over the past 8 years, I have worked almost every day to help my daughter with issues related to her having autism. I am truly grateful because she has improved greatly since being diagnosed at the age of 2. Along the way, a variety of autism therapies have been tried. Three of the most effective have been RDI (Relationship Development Intervention), Autism Movement Therapy and horse riding therapy. I am going to write another blog post soon about a meeting between the leaders of RDI and Autism Movement Therapy. For now, I want to focus on Autism Movement Therapy. Simply put, my daughter loves this program. I do too.   read more......

-Laura James (http://www.mlm-home-business.net/)