Music Therapy, Sensory Integration and the Autistic Child

Dorita S. Berger
Foreword by Donna Williams

Paperback: £18.99 / $32.95 add to cart

2002, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 256pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-700-2, BIC 2: AVA MQTC VFJD

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Music's ability to influence emotions and moods is universally acknowledged, and music therapists have long known that stimulating the brain through the auditory system is a key to obtaining remarkable responses. Music therapy is a particularly effective tool when working with children with autism spectrum conditions, because music communicates with these children on a level where mere words cannot go.

Written in a way that is both informative for the professional and accessible for parents, this book furthers the already strong case for the use of music therapy as a resource to encourage behavioural changes for the better in children with autism spectrum conditions. Placing particular emphasis upon sensory integration, the author discusses contributing factors to the behaviour of people on the autism spectrum, and, through the use of case studies, presents the latest approaches in music therapy that are enabling children with autism spectrum conditions to better cope with sensory integration.

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Author information

• Dorita S. Berger

Subject areas

• Arts Therapies
• Asperger Syndrome, Autism and other Syndromes

Keywords

• Asperger syndrome,
• autism,
• children,
• communication,
• inclusive classroom,
• music therapy,
• occupational therapy,
• sensory issues,
• special education