Music Therapy

According to the American Music Therapy Association, “Music Therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program.” hildren with ADHD can especially benefit from the calming and social aspects of music therapy. In music therapy sessions, clients will sing, dance or move, create, or listen to music.  For children with ADHD, moving to music can be a way to release energy or become more aware of his body (the latter is especially helpful for those children with ADHD who also have sensory issues).  Singing and creating music is an excellent chance for self-expression, and group singing and music-making also helps improve confidence around peers with ADHD or not.  Listening to music can help promote relaxation and provide a non-threatening way for a child with ADHD to calm down.  All these techniques learned in music therapy sessions can also be applied to other areas of a child’s life. AMT is an empowering sensory integration strategy that connects both the left and right hemispheres of the brain (interhemispheric integration) by combining patterning, visual movement calculation, audile receptive processing, rhythm and sequencing into a “whole brain” cognitive thinking approach that can significantly improve behavioral, emotional, academic, social and speech and language skills.