Music opens doors and connections for children with asd.

Connect with your child through music!
Music is a great way to connect with your child.  Whether your child is verbal or non-verbal, music and movement activities can help you to connect and bond.  Swaying, singing and playing instruments can lead to interactions that strengthen the bond and understanding between parent, teachers and friends of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

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Music is non verbal.

Non-verbal children can benefit from music in astounding ways.  It can be used for its calming effect or to motivate a child to mimic desired actions such as dancing or picking up the toys.​

Music is motivational.

This in my opinion is the most crucial way that learning to play an instrument benefits individuals with ASD.   Everyone needs a bit of a boost when the going gets tough.  This is why athletes exercise to music etc.   Singing or listening to music during a difficult activity can give use the extra push to work through it.  Playing instruments and singing are great ways to work on verbal and motor skills. ​

Making music is multi-sensory.

It activates our tactile, kinesthetic, auditory and visual area of the brain to improve connection and reasoning skills.

Music helps us learn and remember.

The more senses we activate while trying to learn new material the better equipped we are to retain it.  Multiplication facts that are sung are more easily retained that those that are just flashed on flash cards.  What if we sang them, looked at them and tapped them out on a drum?  Our chances of remembering have just increased ten-fold. ​

“Where words fail, music speaks” - Hans Christen Anderson

Experience Music!