MU158 Chapter 4: chap 4 intro and foundational concepts
Document Summary
Chap 4: unraveling hidden resources of a girl with rett. Fell asleep after a few songs each music therapy session. Found out lisa cried while staring at therapist"s picture. Chapter describes music therapy with ella who has retts. 6 years old, center for special neeeds children in israel. Results in loss of functional hand use and acquired speech, apraxia, ataxia, dysfunction of autonomic system, epilepsy, breathing abnormalities, failure to thrive, orthopedic problems and muscle tone irregularities. Rs = variety of complex difficulties but still have normal emotional, communicative, cognitive, and motor development at first. Appearance of abnormality = 6 months 2 years. Looking at disbility as a series of losses can be pessimistic. May lead girls to view themselves as hopeless. Theoretical perspective of stern and malloch and trevarthen: Point of reference: rs girls usually experience normal development at beginning of life, can presume their interactions with primary caregivers will have been similar to normal infant"s.
