Can I Have Your Attention, Please?
Nov 04, 2019 Autism, Behavior Ideas & Modifications, General MT Tools & InfoWords can only do so much, but music takes our words a bit further.
Words can only do so much, but music takes our words a bit further.
“You put your right foot in, you put your right foot out, you put your right foot in, and shake you all about! You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around, that’s what it’s all about!”
During a well-crafted music therapy session, board-certified therapists can address motor, language, speech, cognitive and emotional expression. One of the best things is that we can meet these goals with a medium that naturally encourages creative play!
Recently, the mom of a client told me that her son often became upset when an activity “stopped”.
Is attention really all that important? Attention is super important. In my practice, I find that if a child has difficulty with attention, progress with other skills is slow coming until we address and improve his/her attention.
After leaving my office, while in route to my Friday schools, the idea for “Ready Set...” hit me. It's crazy how many of my ideas get formulated in my car.