Music, language and autism : exceptional strategies for exceptional minds /

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Author / Creator:	Ockelford, Adam, 1959-
Imprint:	London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2013.
Description:	1 online resource (272 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Music therapy for children. Autistic children -- Language. Autistic children -- Education. Autism in children. Autism in children. Autistic children -- Education. Autistic children -- Language. Music therapy for children. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11192318

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ISBN:	1299690726 9781299690721 9780857004284 085700428X 9781849051972 1849051976
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Print version record.
Summary:	This book explores why many children with autism are so captivated by music and how practitioners and parents can harness this to develop language skills. Through case studies, it displays how music can become a scaffold for language; allowing autistic children to express their inner thoughts and feelings without resorting to destructive behaviour.
Other form:	Print version: 1849051976

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