Autism and music

Autism and Music
Autism is a neurological developmental disorder which comes under the umbrella of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) . The symptoms become apparent in early childhood, typically before age three. Common symptoms include difficulty with communication, difficulty with social interactions, obsessive interests and repetitive behaviors.
Hyperhearing: are generally very light sleepers, are frightened by sudden unpredictable sounds (for instance, telephone ringing, baby crying), they dislike thunderstorm, crowds and are terrified by hair cuts. They often cover their ears when the noise is painful for them, though others in the same room may be unaware of any disturbing sounds at all. Sometimes hyperauditory children make repetitive noises to block out other disturbing sounds.
Hypohearing : children with hypohearing may seek sounds (leaning their hears again electric equipment or enjoying crowds and so on). They like kitchens and bathrooms - the noisiest place in the house. They also create sounds themselves to stimulate their hearings - banging doors, tapping things, tearing or crumpling paper in the hand making loud rhythmic sounds.
Music is a form of communication and it requires no verbal abilities, where as most of the children with autism have non verbal communication.
Children with autism have sensitivities but despite the sensitivities they find music interesting and like music a lot. Out of the odds autistic children are good at timbre. For example, a child with autism like a particular music and does like a new music with the same genre. Suggestion like autistic children with patterning ability and find that music interesting, music is universal language and they can understand it; pitch, beat and tempo are liked by them.
Music therapy is a well established technique for using musical interaction to help individuals with a wide range of cognitive and emotional challenges to improve their ability.music therapists can build skills,lower anxiety, anger,and even develop new communication skills.
People on ASD are often especially interested in and responsive to music because music is motivating and engaging, it maybe used as a natural “reinforce“.
History of music therapy
Music therapy was first used for children with special needs in the early to mid -1900s in the United States. It became widespread in the 1950s and 1960s in the United Kingdom.

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