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Rehabilitation for ASD at Boya Clinic

Boya Hospital in Yuncheng admits children with autism and ASD to its pediatric neurological rehabilitation courses. The program is intensive — 6–9 sessions a day, 6 days a week: Traditional Chinese Medicine methods are combined with sensory integration, speech therapy, and developmental sessions. The recommended course is 2–3 months, with payment on site and no prepayment.

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About the condition

What is Autism and ASD?

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a difference in nervous system development that makes communication, speech, and flexible behavior harder for a child from an early age. Parents usually notice the first signals by age 2–3: the child does not respond to their name, rarely makes eye contact, speech is delayed, and play becomes full of monotonous repetition. This is not a "withdrawn personality" and not a result of parenting — it is how the child's brain works, and it can and should be addressed systematically.

Boya Hospital (Yuncheng, Shanxi Province) admits children with autism and ASD as part of its core specialization — pediatric neurological rehabilitation. The course is built as an intensive: 6–9 sessions a day, 6 days a week. Traditional Chinese Medicine methods — acupuncture, scalp acupuncture, pediatric Tui Na massage, pharmacopuncture, herbal compresses — are combined with developmental and corrective sessions: sensory integration, speech therapy, occupational therapy, and apparatus-based physiotherapy. The exact program is tailored by the doctor to the individual child.

What to expect from the course

An honest answer: autism cannot be "cured", and promising otherwise would be untrue. The goal of rehabilitation is the step-by-step development of the child's functions: responding to speech and their name, contact with loved ones, first words and phrases, everyday skills, calmer reactions to sounds and touch. The pace and extent of progress are different for every child — they depend on the starting condition, age, and regularity of sessions. That is why the recommended course length is 2–3 months: lasting change comes from daily repetition, not from isolated procedures.

How to start

Send us your child's documents — medical records, reports from a neurologist or psychiatrist, test results. The hospital's doctor will review them and determine which sessions and procedures the program will consist of. The document-based consultation is free, and there is no prepayment: you pay on site and only for what your child has actually received. This lets you arrive, start the course, see the first progress, and decide on the spot how long to stay.

Causes

The exact causes of ASD are still unknown to science. The leading role is played by a combination of genetic factors and features of early nervous system development. Autism is not a result of parenting and not a "difficult personality" — it is how the child's brain works.

Symptoms

The child responds weakly to their name and to speech, avoids eye contact, and speech is delayed or absent. Behavior includes many repetitive actions and fixed routines, often with acute sensitivity to sounds, light, or touch.

Diagnostics

The diagnosis is based on observing behavior and development: standardized scales and questionnaires, assessment of speech and play, examination by a neurologist and a psychiatrist. Hearing is always checked — hearing loss can look like a speech delay.

Prognosis and rehabilitation approach

Autism cannot be "cured", but regular, systematic sessions help develop speech, communication skills, and independence. The earlier the work begins, the more visible the result: a child's brain is plastic and responds well to consistent rehabilitation.

Our approach

How rehabilitation works

01

Diagnostics

Comprehensive examination and patient assessment by an international team of specialists

02

Rehabilitation plan

Development of an individual rehabilitation program considering diagnosis specifics

03

Therapy

Intensive course of procedures: physical therapy, massage, physiotherapy, acupuncture and other methods

04

Results

Progress evaluation, home recommendations and maintenance therapy plan

Rehabilitation methods

Rehabilitation procedures: Autism and ASD

A traditional Chinese medicine doctor inserting fine needles into points on a child's back at Boya Hospital

Acupuncture

Acupuncture is a core traditional Chinese medicine method within the centre's programme. Very fine needles are placed at active points on the head, back, body and abdomen; in children's rehabilitation it complements physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy.

Electro. 15–20 min, others — 30–40 min
20 sessions
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A boy stacking wooden blocks during an occupational therapy session at Boya Hospital

Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapy (OT) works on upper limb function and fine motor skills. Sessions are built around everyday actions — dressing, washing, eating, holding a pencil — so that the child becomes more independent.

30 min
12 weeks
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Warmed herbal pouches prepared for a compress procedure at Boya Hospital

Herbal Compresses

Herbal compresses are a TCM method: a pouch filled with a special blend of medicinal herbs is warmed and applied to areas of tension or acupuncture points. The heat and active herbal components help relax the muscles, improve local circulation and ease discomfort.

20–30 min
20 days
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A tuina specialist working with a child's arm in a ward at Boya Hospital

Tuina Massage

Tuina (推拿) is an ancient form of Chinese therapeutic massage: pressing, rubbing, stretching and kneading of points linked to the meridians. In children's rehabilitation it helps release spastic muscles, improve circulation and reduce anxiety.

50 min
10 sessions
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A Boya Hospital doctor injecting medication into an acupuncture point during a child's pharmacopuncture session

Pharmacopuncture (Acupoint Injections)

Pharmacopuncture (acupoint injections) combines the principles of traditional Chinese medicine with modern pharmacology: micro-doses of medication are injected into biologically active points. The medication stays at the point longer, so the effects of acupuncture and the drug combine and last longer.

10 min
15 sessions
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A boy during an apparatus physiotherapy session at Boya Hospital — electrodes held in place by a soft cap

Apparatus Physiotherapy

Apparatus physiotherapy complements physical and occupational therapy: currents of different frequencies, cerebellar stimulation and UHF help work with muscle tone, support weakened muscles and improve local circulation. The set of procedures and their settings are chosen by a doctor.

20 min
20 days
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A TCM doctor working with needles placed in the scalp zones of a child during a scalp acupuncture session at Boya Hospital

Gung's Scalp Acupuncture

Gung's Brain Acupuncture is a scalp acupuncture technique: needles are placed in defined zones of the scalp. The aim is to gently influence how the nervous system works and to support the child's motor, speech and cognitive development.

Set by the doctor
15 sessions
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A teenager holding his balance on balance cones with a specialist standing by

Sensory Integration

Sensory integration is the neurological process by which the brain organises and interprets signals from the senses. Training helps a child process that information more accurately: sessions run through play — on swings, trampolines, balance equipment and with tactile materials.

30 min
12 weeks
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A speech therapist performing oral stimulation with a special tool at Boya Hospital

Speech Therapy

Speech therapy (ST) works on pronunciation, voice and comprehension. The programme covers speech breathing, the muscles of the mouth and the articulatory organs, plus practising speech in real situations.

30 min
12 weeks
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FAQ

Frequently asked questions: Autism and ASD

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