Dance/movement therapy (DMT) is defined by the American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA) as the psychotherapeutic use of movement to promote emotional, social, cognitive, and physical integration of the individual. Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) is an approach whose goal is to promote engagement in performance. DMT incorporates basic actions such as imitation or mirroring and is designed to be accessible to everyone, accommodating to levels of skill, ability, needs, and so forth. Dance therapy is typically provided by a dance/movement therapist or a physical therapist. In collaboration with these professionals, an SLP can target expressive, receptive, and pragmatic language skills.    

DMT promotes the integration of emotion, cognition, social skills, and physical movement, helping children with communication disorders, especially those with autism spectrum disorder, better participate in everyday social environments. This approach can be adapted to meet the needs of all children with communication disorders. From the warm-up phase to the theme development, dance therapists use music and props to focus on the quality of the movements in individuals with autism, the paths of movement, and the shape qualities of movements, transforming the body movements of children with ASD into therapeutic resources to enhance their social abilities (Behrends et al., 2012).