CST helps restore balance in the central nervous system. By facilitating the release of tensions and restictions that impact the CNS, craniosacral therapy can promote relaxation, relieve stress and anxiety, and support emotional self-regulation and sensory integration in children and teens with neurodiverse conditions, special educational needs and emotional needs.

CST can help improve:

• sleep

• digestion

• sensory processing and integration

• emotional self-regulation

• social skills

• concentration

• academic skills

• general confidence

Neurodiverse children, for example those diagnosed with or expressing symptoms or characteristics of Autistic Spectrum Disorder and ADHD, face specific challenges that can be helped using CST. Here is a list of articles that share research, experiences and case studies showing the benefits of CST.

• The use of CranioSacral therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorders: Benefits from the viewpoints of parents, clients, and therapists

• Effect of craniosacral therapy on students' symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

• Case Study in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: The Corrective Aspect of Craniosacral Fascial Therapy, EXPLORE, September/October 2009, Vol. 5, No. 5

• Craniosacral Therapy as a relaxation method for hyperactivity in a child with sensory integration disorder – a case report.

• How Craniosacral Therapy Can Make a Big Difference with ASD, Autism Parenting Magazine

• Can Craniosacral Therapy Improve Life for People with Autism Spectrum Disorder? Massage magazine

• Touching Lives: How CST Can Help Autism, Craniosacral Therapy Association UK

• Mission Impossible? A Journey Out of Autism, Craniosacral Therapy Association UK

• The Challenges and Rewards of Working with Neurodiversity, Craniosacral Therapy Association UK