Guest guest Posted October 12, 2001 Report Share Posted October 12, 2001 Hi all, William, my 10 yr old with autism that Doc has been helping, did something that I thought was interesting today. He has always reacted to music by a rigid, metronome-like rocking. Today, a commercial came on TV with a few seconds of music. He was bobbing his head to the beat-like he was dancing with his head! I just thought that was kinda cool. Ann in Memphis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2001 Report Share Posted October 13, 2001 Ann this is good news. I love the idea you keeping us informed with these huge steps!! Congrats!! Patty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2001 Report Share Posted October 14, 2001 Dear Ann, I love your successes, keep 'em coming in. Love, Doc Ian "Doc" Shillington N.D.505-772-5889Dr.IanShillington - Tohelpwilliam herbal remedies Friday, October 12, 2001 4:37 PM [herbal remedies] Autism story Hi all, William, my 10 yr old with autism that Doc has been helping, did something that I thought was interesting today. He has always reacted to music by a rigid, metronome-like rocking. Today, a commercial came on TV with a few seconds of music. He was bobbing his head to the beat-like he was dancing with his head! I just thought that was kinda cool. Ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2001 Report Share Posted October 17, 2001 This does open up the possibility that autism can be treated with music. I would imagine that it would not work in all cases, but might in some. There would be two approaches: Listening Appropriate music introduced into the child's environment. This should be music with a social, expansive character. Some examples would be: " Harvest for the World " by the Isley Brothers; " 1812 Overture " by Tchaicovsky; " Emporer Piano Concerto #5 " by Beethoven; any flute concertos by Telemann; and for quiet moments, harpsichord solos by Scarlatti. There are many other pieces of this nature, and the listening diet should certainly be modified according to the child's responses. Avoid Rap and Heavy Metal at all costs, including not going to the houses of people who have it playing. A small amount of harmful music can do a tremendous amount of damage. Also complex " Tribal " percussive music, such as some work by " Rusted Root " , should be avoided, as most autistic children would find it too stimulating. (Privately, i can give a report of an incident with an autistic child from a drum frenzy event if you want.) Playing An autistic child should be provided with a drum and a pentatonic harp. These harps can be obtained through companies associated with Waldorf schools, and through Harps of Lorien in New Mexico. Free time with these instruments should be allowed to the extent of about 20 minutes a day, with no particular structure or guidelines. At 06:37 PM 10/12/01 EDT, you wrote: >Hi all, >William, my 10 yr old with autism that Doc has been helping, did something >that I thought was interesting today. >He has always reacted to music by a rigid, metronome-like rocking. Today, a >commercial came on TV with a few seconds of music. He was bobbing his head >to the beat-like he was dancing with his head! >I just thought that was kinda cool. >Ann in Memphis -- Michael Riversong ** Professional Harpist, Educator, and Writer ** RivEdu ** Phone: (307)635-0900 FAX (413)691-0399 http://home.earthlink.net/~mriversong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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