| Contents |
Introduction: Who defines "appropriate"? What's in a "label"? ; What determines "right" and "wrong" responses? ; The brain does not know that it does not know -- Aspects of autism. General characteristics of autism ; Autistic "aloneness" ; Desire for sameness and structure ; Learning to translate autistic behavior -- Aspects of sensory integration. Our emotional brains ; The journey begins ; From RAS to Ring ; Filing into memory ; Primary, secondary and tertiary memory ; Opening the gates to learning: the neo-cortex ; Touring the neo-cortex landscape ; Sensory interpretation is individual -- Functional adaptation defined. Four basic human survival needs ; Three basic levels of physiologic adaptation ; Music therapy for conditioned adaptive accommodation -- Understanding basic sensory systems. The vestibular system ; The proprioceptive system ; The tactile system ; Visual and auditory sensory systems ; The visual system -- Are you listening? Part one: About hearing and listening ; Audition: the act of hearing ; It's all in our heads ; The coding of sound ; Auditory scanning ; Two ears, two sounds? ; Sound coding tango ; Hearing for patterns ; "Hearing" and "listening" ; Dimensional hearing ; Auditory integration -- Are you listening? Part two: Dimensional hearing and erroneous assumptions ; About Jason ; Some common erroneous assumptions ; Auditory tracking ; Auditory discrimination and memory ; Auditory figure-ground ; Auditory focus ; Auditory depth perception and auditory sound location ; Auditory integration reviewed ; Jason revisited ; Integration of auditory and visual processes ; Auditory-motor coordination -- Elements of music for sensory adaptation. Rhythm ; Components of rhythm ; Melody ; Harmony ; Timbre ; Dynamics ; Form ; Review -- Music therapy in the realm of sensory integration. Integrating physiologic knowledge with therapy approaches ; Evaluating physiology for adaptive goals ; Aspects of music therapy treatment ; Instruments for sensory integration goals ; Instruction as therapy -- Formulating music therapy treatment for sensory adaptation goals. Rhythm internalization ; Adaptive responses to environment of auditory and visual stimuli ; Auditory integration and discrimination ; Auditory-physical integration, motor planning, vestibular actions, body coordination in space ; Auditory-visual integration: see-hear sound ; Auditory-mental-physical coordination ; Pacing of body movements, breath ; Sequencing ; Limit-setting and behavioral redirection ; Creativity, self-initiative, task organization ; Speech and language ; Music therapy support for cognitive and allied therapy goals ; How much therapy is enough? -- Conclusion. We are emotional animals ; Mind and emotion ; Music in human adaptation ; A word about group therapy -- Appendix A. The role of music in physiologic accommodation / Daniel J. Schneck and Dorita S. Berger ; Appendix B. Sample assessments and progress reports. |
| Abstract |
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 behavioral changes for the better in children with autism spectrum conditions. Placing particular emphasis upon sensory integration, the author discusses contributing factors to the behavior 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 1843107007 |
