biostudies-literatureUnknown13Daniel SWe propose <i>Rhythmic Relating</i> for autism: a system of supports for friends, therapists, parents, and educators; a system which aims to augment bidirectional communication and complement existing therapeutic approaches. We begin by summarizing the developmental significance of <i>social timing</i> and the <i>social-motor-synchrony</i> challenges observed in early autism. Meta-analyses conclude the early primacy of such challenges, yet cite the lack of focused therapies. We identify core relational parameters in support of social-motor-synchrony and systematize these using the <i>communicative musicality</i> constructs: <i>pulse</i>; <i>quality</i>; and <i>narrative</i>. <i>Rhythmic Relating</i> aims to augment the clarity, contiguity, and pulse-beat of spontaneous behavior by recruitiFrontiers in psychology793258https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9186469biostudies-literatureRhythmic Relating: Bidirectional Support for Social Timing in Autism Therapies.PMC9186469Swan KHoworth MCHolck UDaniel SForster KMalloch SOsborne NSchlochtermeier RWimpory DElias-Masiques JSchogler BRochat MJGeretsegger MTortora SDunbar PDelafield-Butt JTKoch SAmos PfalseRhythmic Relating: Bidirectional Support for Social Timing in Autism Therapies.We propose <i>Rhythmic Relating</i> for autism: a system of supports for friends, therapists, parents, and educators; a system which aims to augment bidirectional communication and complement existing therapeutic approaches. We begin by summarizing the developmental significance of <i>social timing</i> and the <i>social-motor-synchrony</i> challenges observed in early autism. Meta-analyses conclude the early primacy of such challenges, yet cite the lack of focused therapies. We identify core relational parameters in support of social-motor-synchrony and systematize these using the <i>communicative musicality</i> constructs: <i>pulse</i>; <i>quality</i>; and <i>narrative</i>. <i>Rhythmic Relating</i> aims to augment the clarity, contiguity, and pulse-beat of spontaneous behavior by recruiti2022-01-01T00:00:00Z20222025-04-04T20:42:52.775Z2024-10-16T05:20:50.245ZS-EPMC91864693569350910.3389/fpsyg.2022.793258