Posts Tagged ‘music therapy’
Karyn (Casey) DePriest, Certified Neurologic Music Therapist / FC Trainer
Email: casey@inmusictherapy.com Location: Evansville, IN area Phone: 812-491-9400 (Integrative Music Therapy) 812-491-9401 (Optimal Rhythms / ACCESS Academy) Originally from Columbus, Indiana, Karen (Casey) DePriest is a 1994 graduate of the University of Evansville. Casey began her career working in physical rehabilitation, then child/adolescent psychiatric treatment. Casey is the owner and senior therapist of…
Read MoreSupported Typing and Music Therapy: Working Hand-in-Hand to Improve Non-Verbal Communication Skills
In this video, Lori Higgins discusses how she and her 18-year-old autistic daughter recently discovered supported typing through their music therapist; Certified Neurologic Music Therapist Eric Lund of Integrative Music Therapy, LLC discusses the relationship between supported typing and music therapy. [dt_divider style=”thick” /] Watch: Supported Typing and Music Therapy: Working Hand-in-Hand…
Read MoreH-O-P-E! It is PRICELESS!! – An Autistic Typer’s Parent’s Story
“my mom tells me she knows i am smart” These are the first words my non-verbal almost 13 year old son diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) typed with his Music Therapist, who happens to be getting trained in “Supported Typing [Facilitated Communication]“! That was on October 25, 2013 and our life has completely changed…
Read MoreMusic Therapy: Treatment for Autism and Neurological / Physical Disorders
Music Therapy (MT) has been proven as an effective treatment for a variety of neurological and physical disorders, including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, asthma, and ASDs. One example of its effectiveness is former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, whose recovery treatment employed MT to help her regain her speech after surviving a bullet wound to her brain. The press…
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