Many times, mistakes on our part, such as sloppy draping, are made due to carelessness, without any conscious intent to do something unprofessional. Clients who don’t know us well may not know the difference between carelessness and intention.
As a mobile massage therapist, you need to make thoughtful decisions about which clients you’ll accept. Watching for red flags and following your gut can help keep you from entering a dangerous situation.
Massage therapists aren’t supposed to diagnose. There is some variety from state to state, but for the most part, we are allowed to “assess” but not to “diagnose.”
Many autistic people do not see autism as a condition to be cured, but as an aspect of identity. Integrative health care and massage specifically have shown promising evidence of reducing autistic anxiety and assisting with increased quality of life.
