professional who specializes in autism can suggest different treatment for autism that may have a significant positive effect on their behavior. One such treatment is Music therapy.
Music therapy is the use of musical experience that is used to facilitate positive changes in human behavior. Each session of music therapy, carefully planned, implemented and evaluated to suit the specific needs of each patient. Music therapy can include any of the following musical activities:
to listen to music and / or musical creation
on playing musical instruments (each instrument can be used)
on Moving music
the singing
As far as autism is concerned, studies have shown that music therapy has a significant positive impact when used for the treatment of autistic individuals. Participation in music therapy to Autistics opportunity to experience non-threatening outside stimulation, because they do not participate in direct human contact.
As mentioned above, music therapy is designed specifically for each individual. It is extremely important, because what can be positively received by an autistic can be negative to another. That being said, let's look at the positive impact of music therapy had on autistic people.
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Improved socio-emotional development: The first step is, Autistics tend to ignore the physical or social contact reject attempts by others. Music therapy helps to stop this social withdrawal in early object relationship with the instrument. Instead of the instrument as a threat, autistic children are often fascinated by the shape, feel and sound of it. Therefore, the instrument provides the initial point of contact between the autistic and the other individual acting as an intermediary.
assistance in both verbal and nonverbal communication - When music therapy is used to aid in communication, the goal is to improve the production of vocalization and speech, as well as encourage the mental process of understanding, conceptualizing, and symbolizing. Music therapist will try to establish a communication relationship between behavior of children with autism and specific zvuk.Autističan person may have an easier recognition or more open these sounds than would the verbal approach. This musical awareness, and the relationship between Autistics action and music, has the potential to encourage communication.
Another form of music therapy that can help in communicating to play a wind instrument (IE flute). It is believed that by playing such an instrument, and to become aware of the functioning of the teeth, jaws, lips and tongue. So, play a wind instrument almost mirrors the functioning required to produce speech vocalizations.
Encouraged emotional fulfillment - Most Autistics lack the ability to affectively respond to stimuli that normally allow them to enjoy corresponding emotional charge. Thus, since the majority of Autistics respond well to music stimuli, music therapy is able to provide Autistics with an environment that is without fear, stimuli considered threatening, etc.
During the session of music therapy, autistic individuals have the freedom to behave in certain ways that allow them to discover and express themselves when they want and choose. They can make noise, bang instruments, shout and express their satisfaction and experience emotional satisfaction.
Music therapy has also helped autistic people by:
on teaching social skills
o Improving understanding of the language
o Stimulating the desire to communicate
of creative expression possible
o Reduction of non-communicative speech
o decrease echolalia (uncontrolled and instant repetition of words spoken by another)
Note that although music therapy can have positive effects on autistic individuals, it is important that autistic receives such treatment by trained and experienced music therapist.
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