Music Therapy, Sensory Integration and the Autistic Child

By Dorita S. Berger

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843107007
• ISBN13: 9781843107002
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.4"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Not worth the $5.

Another opinion book with little to offer the serious reader. Don't know what book the others who wrote a review were reading, but this is trash and only trash writing.

Informational Book

This book will be very helpful to me in my daily job working with children with special needs.

Amazing resource, interesting, and scholarly

This book has been the perfect resource for me as I begin my work with children diagnosed on the autism spectrum. It has provoked creative thought and helped shape my approach to treating these children, especially in regards to initial contact with them. I highly recommend this book to any music therapists, not just those who work with individuals diagnosed with autism.