Joshua S. Betts is an eleven-year-old sixth grader with Asperger's syndrome, a mild form of autism. Joshua began practicing yoga with his mother, Stacy W. Betts, co-author of Yoga for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, a step-by-step guide for parents and caregivers. “Mom said breathing (yogic breathing, meditation) could help me stop flapping when I shouldn't. I flapped my wings when I was bored or nervous about the school day. Mom told me to take deep breaths… because I thought about my nose and the air entering my body, I couldn't think about flapping my wings at the same time (Betts, 15). Yoga is quickly becoming an alternative form of intervention for students with special needs, especially children with autism spectrum disorders and emotional behavioral disorders. Due to the relaxing effects of yoga and the skills that students develop in yoga, yoga teaches the student to control their behavior and offer relief for some of their symptoms. “Every child can benefit from yoga” according to the founder of the Special Yoga Center, Jo Manuel (Cooper, 24 years old). Manuel's center is located in North London and has been providing yoga therapy sessions for children with various special needs since 2001. Each yoga plan is customized for the particular child being served. “Whatever their mental or physical ability or inability, they can still benefit from it,” says Manuel (Cooper, 25). Even children who cannot communicate can benefit, like Joshua, from yogic breathing. The caregiver can also help by sitting next to the baby and breathing slowly and the baby will notice. For this reason, there is a growing body of research on the effects of yoga on children with autism spectrum disorders or emotional disorders... half of the article ......PS, Stevens, PJ, Kenny, DT ( 2012). Breathing patterns in students enrolled in schools for disruptive behaviors before, during, and after Yoga Nidra relaxation. Journal of Child & Family Studies, 667-681. Koenis, K. P., Buckley-Reen, A. G. (2012). Effectiveness of the Get Ready to Learn Yoga program among children with autism spectrum disorders designed by a pre-post-test control group. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 66 (5), 538-546. McCall, T. (2007). Yoga as medicine. New York: Bantam Dell.Palgi-Yeshiva, I. (2007). Our yoga story: Participatory learning and action with young children. Children, young people and environments, 17(2), 329-340. Steiner, N., Sidu, T., Fronette, E., Perrin, E. (2013). Yoga in an urban school for children with emotional and behavioral disorders: A feasibility study. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 22(6), 815-826.