Music For Autism : How to Use Music to Help Children with Autism

[@marrabowens5208]

I really love what you are doing! There may be other people that do what you do but, you connect with kids in a way that is indescribable.

[@kimdubash]

As a new teacher in the special needs area, I am very excited to apply your idea, Ryan, with our children. I have only 3 weeks left in student teaching, so all I need now is a job-the opportunity to do these activities!

[@vaidehihegde8894]

i am really suprised by the effect of musical therapy. sir, can you please give me some techniques to improve speech through musical therapy.

[@inolkebooysen1634]

Hi Ryan. Thank you for this very informative video. Your tips and advice helped me so much when I incorporated them into my own music class, with a boy with autism. Today was the first day I felt like I had a break through. Thank you so much!! Inolke from South Africa =)

[@RyanJuddMusic]

Hi Inolke, I love hearing that! I’m so glad that you found this helpful and that had a breakthrough!!

[@CabLaura]

Hello dear Ryan! thank you for your interesting videos. I'm a beginnig music therapy student from the Netherlands. You do your work with a great passion and motivation. Right now you are helping me with my research over music therapy and autism. If i would work later in the same area, I hope to do it with the same pleasure.

[@codedlAnguage]

Yes I am actually really interested in learning more about this. 💝💝💝💝. Thank you. 🎼. This might sound strange but recently I have been kind of pumping the vibrations straight into my body through the speaker and I thought maybe this might be nice for the children also. 🎼

[@RyanJuddMusic]

Hi Andrea, you're welcome! Yes, there are some kids with autism who really respond well to feeling the vibrations of music and instruments. Just move very slowly and gradually if you try this since it could have the opposite effect and they might be hyper-sensitive to it. Low sounding drums, like a buffalo drum can be great to use, especially if they have the mallet and they are in control.

[@KarotaKid]

Thank you for your informations and suggestions! Working on a project (just a concept for university) and these videos are really helpful!

[@RyanJuddMusic]

You're so very welcome!!!

[@anngonzalez89]

Thanks ryan for your videos ...As a mother of an autistic child my daughter seems to be similar to this boy. Keep up the videos as I will do anything to try to improve and bond with my lil angel...thanks

[@MaliekfromSenegal]

My brother helped follows isn't my understanding so much thank you

[@RyanJuddMusic]

You're welcome!

[@WalfridoFraticelli]

I wonder how would you adapt this into a 15 kid setting

[@RyanJuddMusic]

I wouldn't run a group that large. I usually cap groups between 3 to 5 kids so that we can do some group activities, but there can also be some moments of personalized attention. Having support by one or two paras is also helpful and sometime necessary.

[@WalfridoFraticelli]

@@RyanJuddMusic Thanks, I am still figuring out what I am going to be doing.

[@ugurgokmen2655]

Good job. I ll watching all of your videos. Greatings from Turkey.

[@joshuakraintz3786]

What a funny little boy!!!!!

[@kiwe1008]

Thank you Ryan

[@jeannehall6546]

2 questions: What do you do when an Autistic likes only 3 or 4 songs- no interest in any other, just those 3 or 4 songs? What do you do with an Autistic that hates the Happy Birthday song?

[@RyanJuddMusic]

Thanks for the questions! I would use those 3 to 4 songs all day long! You could start trying to add some variation or improvisation within those songs to address flexibility, but it all depends on your goals. In regard to the Happy Birthday song, I would respect that dislike and offer headphones or a way to leave an environment when this song is being sang.

[@jeannehall6546]

@@RyanJuddMusic With all due respect, I can’t accept those answers, especially on the Happy Birthday song. That song is a tradition that lasts about 20 seconds. I would want the Autistic in question to learn how to tolerate 20 seconds of discomfort in order to tradition.

[@RyanJuddMusic]

@@jeannehall6546 Well, then good luck with that. I have a feeling that pushing this could have the opposite effect, further making this person even more resistant and uncomfortable. Is it worth it?

[@arantzazusa]

Thank you so much Ryan! You are giving me ideas and you are helping me with my thesis degree, Thank you so much again! I've read a lot about nordoff-robbins and benenzon models with autism, but is different when you have to create an intervention program, I was a bit lost!

[@yhanafei]

I have one, Marcus is 8 yrs old we to know everything and if there is a free theraphy . I wish

[@s.j.mackenzie1963]

Fascinating..I am a therapist and a musician and see this idea will work well where I do volunteer work with children with autis. Love the keeping pace practice. S j Mackenzie

[@maryemclea6436]

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[@binauralbeats2101]

Great informative 😃video. What is your thoughts on using meditation music and yoga for curing ASD

[@RyanJuddMusic]

Meditation music and yoga don't "cure" autism. In fact, the only thing that seems to lessens the behaviors to the point where a child might not meet the diagnostic criteria, is a bio-medical approach, but even that is quite controversial with mixed results that rarely led to a huge reduction in behaviors.

[@malakjojo7143]

Facebook?!?!

[@RyanJuddMusic]

Yes! facebook.com/RyanJuddMusic/