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Art therapy (not to be confused with arts therapy, which includes other creative therapies such as drama therapy and music therapy) is a distinct discipline that incorporates creative methods of expression through visual art media.

'''Take away the information in the parentheses after Art Therapy that states "...not to be confused with arts therapy, which includes..." so it is read as Art therapy is a distinct discipline that incorporates creative methods of expression through visual art media..."'''

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The artist Edward Adamson, demobilised after WW2, joined Adrian Hill to extend Hill's work to the British long stay mental hospitals.

'''(ADD ON TO ORIGINAL SENTENCE) One way in which Adamson practiced Art Therapy was through the depiction of patients' emotions in the art they created. In order to gain a deeper understanding of how the mind is affected by mental illness, Adamson's Collection started as a way to create an environment where patients felt comfortable expressing themselves through art. This art would then be analyzed by mental health professionals.'''

National professional associations of art therapy exist in many countries, including Brazil, Canada, Finland, Lebanon, Israel, Japan, the Netherlands, Romania, South Korea, and Sweden.

(ADD ON TO ORIGINAL SENTENCE) Add Egypt as one of the countries mentioned

Art therapy is also thought to promote emotional and mental growth by allowing self-expression, visual communication, and creativity. Most importantly, studies have found that painting, drawing, or music therapies may allow people with autism to communicate in a manner more comfortable for them than speech.

'''(ADD THIS INFO TO THIS SENTENCE) In Egypt, the Egyptian Autism Society implemented Art Therapy as a way to grow self esteem and quality of life in children. They incorporated basket weaving, a common cultural art activity, in art therapy programs. These art therapy activities were part of studies that focused on self esteem and proved that art therapy significantly, "...increased inner strength and daily living skills and reduced symptoms of emotional disorders..." .'''

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Ostrowska A. (2015). The Adamson Collection: illustrations of mental illness or a testament to spontaneous artistic expression?. Journal of visual communication in medicine, 38(3-4), 196–202. https://doi.org/10.3109/17453054.2015.1108297

Hebi, M., Czamanski-Cohen, J., & Azaiza, F. (2022). Art therapy in the Arab world. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 81, 101969.

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I was a little late posting my draft because I was having problems with WikiEDU but I finally figured it out! In my initial draft I had included my sentence about the Egyptian Autism Society under the countries but than Lksherpe had a great suggestion of moving it into the autism section of the article so I did that! The problem with the initial placement is that I only expanded on Egypt instead of the other countries mentioned which looked biased in my writing. I also fixed my citations because they were not properly cited in the Wiki format.