THERAPY music not only serves to facilitate positive changes in the adult human behavior but also have a positive effect on children with autism. Music, according to the research act as external stimuli that make the child comfortable, because it is not involved in direct contact with humans.
Benefits of therapy
Enhance social emotional development of children. When starting a relationship, children with autism tend to physically ignore or refuse social contact offered by others. And music therapy to help stop the withdrawal is a way to build relationships with objects, in this musical instrument.
Children with autism, according to study results, see the instrument as something fun. These children are usually very fond of the form, touch and sound are also produced. Therefore, this musical could be an intermediary to establish a relationship between children with autism with other individuals.
Assist verbal and nonverbal communication. Music therapy can also help children with communication skills to improve vocal production and stimulating conversation and mental processes in terms of understanding and recognizing. The therapist will try to create a communication link between the behavior of children with a certain sound.
Children with autism are usually easier to recognize and more open to the sound than the verbal approach. Awareness of this music and the relationship between measures of children with music, has the potential to encourage communication.
Encourage compliance with emotion. Most children with autism are less able to respond to stimuli that should help them feel the right emotion. But, because children with autism can respond well to music, the music therapy can help children by providing an environment free from fear.
During the therapy session, each child has the freedom to express themselves as they wish, according to their own way. They can make noise, beat instruments, shouting and expressing the pleasure of emotion satisfaction. In addition, music therapy helps children with autism:
- Teach social skills
- Increase understanding of the language
- Encourage the desire to communicate
- Teach children to express themselves creatively
- Reduce the talks are not communicative
- Reduce the repetition of words spoken by other people instantly and uncontrolled.
Therapy session
Music therapy will be designed, executed, and evaluated according to the needs of each child. During treatment the child will be involved in several activities such as:
- Listening to music or music creations
- Playing a musical instrument
- Moving to the music
- Singing (ol-08)
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