http://www.shiftjournal.com/2010/03/10/performance/ Neurodiversity: autism and Asperger considered in light of social and evolutionary changes; "autistic" explored as a legitimate way of being in the world. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:31:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.shiftjournal.com/2010/03/10/performance/comment-page-1/#comment-326 Clay Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:23:42 +0000 http://www.shiftjournal.com/?p=1489#comment-326 Sounds reasonable to me. I don't have perfect pitch, can't even name or recognize the notes, but music has always made a deep impression on me. Kids should be exposed to classical music, the earlier the better. That's not to say that the music has to be classical. I think that most autistic children would find "Gimme that ding!" mesmerizing, and their bodies would start to move to it. Using it to engage them could become part of a learning experience. Sounds reasonable to me. I don’t have perfect pitch, can’t even name or recognize the notes, but music has always made a deep impression on me. Kids should be exposed to classical music, the earlier the better. That’s not to say that the music has to be classical. I think that most autistic children would find “Gimme that ding!” mesmerizing, and their bodies would start to move to it. Using it to engage them could become part of a learning experience.

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