AUTISM AND MUSIC

(See the video below by Music therapist Ryan Judd)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOrDoXPaNpw

Music as a medium has many properties:

1. Is a Natural Symbolic Communication System

2. It is a natural medicine

3. Enhances communication

4. It helps to strengthen the emotions through facial expression.

5. Enhances social interaction

6. It is an alternative way of communication

7. Reduces anxiety, aggressive behavior and stereotypical movements of autistic children and adults

8. Enhance confidence between therapist- medicating

9. Helps speech development

10. It helps development of body movement (depending on the rhythm)

11. Enhances eye contact

12. It enhances attention and reduces hyper-mobility of autistic children and adults

13. Enhances memory of autistic children and adults

By 

Kostas Mantzikos