Music Therapy
During middle school, Miss M came to school once a week to do music therapy with the kids. She was a loving presence. Mikey, already a music lover, enjoyed being with Miss M each week and his classmates in the special ed room. They played music and sang songs.
Lots of times, Mikey would be able to show us phrases from his iPad that he had used with Miss M. If your child has an iPad for speech, you can check out their ‘recent phrases’ to see what they said at school that day. It can help you get a sense of how their day went.
In our case, it allowed us to tell that Mikey loved being with Miss M. So, when his teacher sent home a photo, we helped Mikey create a journal entry to let his teachers know that he shares his love of music and Miss M with his parents at home. I know they showed it to Miss M too and I hope it made her heart happy.
Communication loop complete.
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About the Author
Erica Mauro is a mom to two teenage boys, Will who is neurotypical and Michael with Autism and cognitive delays. She holds a BA in Psychology from Colgate University and a Masters of Psychology in Education from Columbia Teacher’s College. Before staying home with her children, she worked as an elementary school teacher. For five years, she served on the Board of Directors of the Molly Ann Tango Memorial Foundation, a charity dedicated to enriching the lives of children with special needs. In partnership with her husband Dave, she aspires to parent by using daily life as an opportunity for therapeutic intervention, seizing on real experiences as opportunities to build skills and strategies for Michael in a joyful, loving home environment. On the tougher early days, she just tried to get everyone safely to bedtime and start fresh in the morning. *wink* 
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