Sun Sentinel: Yoga creates calm for children with autism
Autistic children who have trouble relaxing are finding peace through "pretzel" and "superman." Theseyoga poses and a dozen others, performed in sequence each day at Coconut Creek Elementary School, offer students in the school's autism classes a way to calm themselves when the stresses of life — such as loud noises in the cafeteria¸ bright classroom lights or a skinned knee — agitate them. "It helps me when my back hurts," said River Zartler, 10. "We lay down on our mats and