India, June 6 -- A first of its kind trial is aiming to recruit children aged between 7 and 12 with a pre-existing formal Autism diagnosis, living in Victoria.

The recruitment drive will help researchers assess whether participation in the community-based dance program, AllPlay Dance, results in significant improvements in motor functioning among autistic children, compared to a treatment-as-usual waitlist control condition, from pre- to post-intervention.

Bringing together industry partners and philanthropists, AllPlay Dance - the Monash University-led initiative - is community-based, and focused on enabling children with developmental conditions to experience dance.

AllPlay Dance was co-created by Professor Nicole Rinehart, a clinica...