Autism Awareness Month

Autism Awareness Month ~ Music can stimulate and develop more meaningful and playful communication in individuals with Autism. Play on!

Those with autism have often been found to have a real connection with music. Why not use it to help them?
Music is a non-verbal, non-threatening medium that elicits positive and successful experiences.

In caring for those with Autism, Music Therapy can:

  • Develop and encourage fundamental elements of social interaction, self-awareness, and
  •     self-in-relation-to-others
  • Accommodate and address avoidant styles of communication
  • Encourage and explore  self-expression
  • Improve attention span
  • Aid in learning developmentally appropriate cognitive skills
  • Reduce aggressive and agitated behaviours
  • Elicit positive response at any functioning level