The next step of DMT after the 10 min warm up is the 15-20 min dyad that includes a therapist, assistant and 1 participant. At first the participant with ASD leads the song as the assistant followed and then in the second song the assistant leads and the participant follows. In the third song, both could move as they want but stay in contact with each other to reflect the quality of their partner's movement and doesn't always have to mirror each move of their partner but want to be in sync with them. 

Dance Movement Therapy and it's approaches for ASD: Dyadic Movement 

DMT started with a 10 min warm up where the therapist formed a circle and gave each participant and asked the group to try it out to create a space for the participants to be seen, express their feelings and thoughts and have a space for the therapist. 

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Dance Movement Therapy has seven session that goes on for 1 hour weekly and consists a therapist, assistant and participants. 

Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) and it's approaches 

Fixing the mirrors: A feasibility study of the effects of dance ... (n.d.-b). https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1362361314522353 

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