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Working on Social and Motor Skills

by Linda | Jul 30, 2013 | Activities, Autism, Blog, Intervention ideas, Motor skills, Multi-needs, Music Therapy Insights, social skills

[fb_button] Looking for an activity that ties in perfectly with the summer? I have an awesome intervention that addresses social and motor skills. Best of all, it can be used with individuals of all ages and abilities. Earlier this year, I bought a huge, latex free,...

An App for Free Apps

by Linda | Jul 26, 2013 | apps, Autism, Blog, Technology

[fb_button] Buying apps can be expensive…especially if you need to purchase them for work. Fortunately, there’s an app that finds free apps for you! It’s called “Apps Gone Free”. Each day it notifies you of apps that are free for that...

Hey, T., I Miss You!

by Linda | May 28, 2013 | Autism, Blog, Frienship, Gifts, Music Therapy Insights, Therapeutic relationship

[fb_button] A few months ago, a client, T., drew a beautiful picture and gave it to me. I told him I would put it on my website and let his teacher know, so they could view it together. Tomorrow is the last day of school for them and I still haven’t posted the...

Valentine’s Day Friendship Bracelets

by Linda | Feb 16, 2013 | Autism, Blog, Crafts, Frienship, Music Therapy Insights, Valentine's Day

[fb_button] The concept of friendship and improving social skills are important goal areas that we work on in music therapy. This post highlights a friendship activity that was designed for Valentine’s Day, but it can be adapted to be used anytime of year. Kids...

Paper Plate Ice Skating

by Linda | Feb 10, 2013 | Autism, Blog, Intervention ideas, Movement

[fb_button] Plate what? Skating on plates? You bet! We’ve been enjoying a cold weather activity inside the classroom this week….ice skating. Sort of. Instead of ice skates we’ve been using paper plates. This is an easy, inexpensive and fun way to...

Solo Cup Shakers

by Linda | Dec 21, 2012 | Autism, Blog, Crafts, DIY, Following Directions, Instruments

[fb_button] We’ve been having a lot of fun this week making shakers and then playing them along with holiday music. This craft project is super easy and gives everyone a chance to be creative. Here’s how we did it: 1. Put on some background music. We...