CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -First of all, children with ASD seem to enjoy musical experiences because they are often “good at it”. This isn’t just pertaining to musical savants, which is a less common occurrence. Current findings do show that children with ASD perform better at certain musical skills than typical children.

Detailed explanation-2: -Autistic children are often strong in areas like visual, rule-based and interest-based thinking. A developmental assessment or an IQ test can identify autistic children’s thinking and learning strengths. You can develop autistic children’s skills by working with their strengths.

Detailed explanation-3: -Musical patterns (from strongly rhythmic to flexible and ‘loose’) can provide what an autistic person needs to help them to regulate their thoughts and brain processes, creating more coherent and adaptable responses to the world around them.

Detailed explanation-4: -Children with autism have also been shown to prefer musical learning compared to visual or auditory learning. Autistic children have a keen interest in music and remarkable musical abilities, which makes it easier for them to learn when music is made part of their learning.