5 Ways to Use Music in Therapy for Children with Autism

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Here are five ways you can use music in therapy with children with Austism.

1. If your child can’t fill in the last word to a song phrase, give them a movement to imitate instead.
   
   
2.  Set a Social Story™ to a familiar children’s tune or chant it to a rhythmic beat.
   
   
3. Use novelty to increase motivation: sing in a silly voice, create sound effects, or bring out the bubbles!
   
   
4. Choose relevant musical rewards. Instead of using a food reward for completion of a color task, use a rainbow xylophone as a reward, or as an actual way to teach colors.
   
   
5. Help your child tap their hand to a beat with each syllable when working on speech imitation. Read more about Auditory-Motor Mapping research for autism here.

(Courtesy of Coast Music Therapy)

Direct link – http://www.coastmusictherapy.com/wp-content/uploads/Music-Therapy-Songs-for-Speech-Communication.pdf