can music therapy treat autism?
March 17th, 2010 by admin
it is said that autism cannot be cured but treated. can music therapy help treating autism
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You are right that autism cannot be cured. And since we don’t know what causes it we don’t know what to do for it. But in my opinion, therapies such as musical therapy, pet therapy, water therapy can all do good for some patients. I would think that anything that we consider "comfortable" and "pleasing" would certainly be worth a try. It’s like petting a dolphin or feeling how soft a bunny is. I say go for it. I would.
The best way to "treat" an autistic is like any other human being. If they are into music, then great, but like all people, there are variances with regards to musical likes and dislikes. For some people, music therapy might cause too much stimulation to process with everything else going on and you will get the opposite of what you’re trying to get at.
Just like anyone else, you should find out what works for the individual and what does not. Then, tailor your teaching method/therapy to that learning style to get the full potential from that person. This may or may not have ANYTHING to do with music.
I think that’s great–but then again, I am a musician. It is true that many of us Autistic people like music, but don’t force it on anyone. Just give the people some different CDs that they will like and a CD player–let them experiment.