MUSIC 2MT3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Asperger Syndrome, Nonverbal Communication, Echolalia
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Clear connection between early musical ability and pre verbal development. Infants/parents communicate by means of sounds/movements/turn taking and affective attunement. Meeting through music/ communicating through music (vocally/ sounds) All human development takes place in relationships with others, regardless of disability this is necessary for response evoking techniques relationship: have a history/ expectations formed repeated actions over time create a common history of expectations providing meaning. Autism is a complex demonstrated disability that typically appears during the first three years of life: it is the result of a neurological disorder that affects the functioning of the brain. Effects ability to communicate and interact with others. The term (cid:498)spectrum(cid:499) refers to a continuum of severity or developmental impairment. Children and adults with asds usually have particular communication and social characteristics in common, but the conditions cover a wide spectrum, with individual differences in: Challenges with social interactions levels of functioning.