Music Therapy with Individuals with Down Syndrome | #82
October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month! This week we are celebrating what it means to be differently abled and how music therapy can support the abilities and needs of those with Down Syndrome.
Episode Resources/Sources:
Down Syndrome Awareness Month & What it Means to Me! By Kayla McKeon :https://ndss.org/syndrome-awareness-month-means
About Down Syndrome (NDSS): https://ndss.org/about
Singing and music as aids to language and its relevance for children with Down syndrome (Judy Barker, 1999): https://library.down-syndrome.org/en-us/news-update/01/3/singing-music-aids-language-development-relevance-down-syndrome/
Music, music therapy, musical abilities and the role of music in the lives of children and adults with Down syndrome: https://assets.cdn.down-syndrome.org/pubs/a/essays-359.pdf
Music Therapy & Down Syndrome Fact Sheet: https://www.themusictherapycenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/mtcca_downsyndrome.pdf
Self-regulation and Infant-Directed Singing in Infants with Down Syndrome: Journal of Music Therapy, 52(2), 2015, 195–220
The Observed Experiences of Music Therapy on Parent-child Interaction for Families with Children with Down Syndrome (Jess O’ Donoghue, 2016): https://voices.no/index.php/voices/article/view/2344/2134
What is the Effect of Active Music Participation on Well-Being Among Adults with Down Syndrome? https://themusicmanproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/WHAT-IS-THE-EFFECT-OF-ACTIVE-MUSIC-PARTICIPATION-ON-WELLBEING-.pdf
The role of music in the development of children with Down Syndrome: a systematic review: http://repositori.uji.es/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10234/189558/Cabedo_Mas_2020.pdf?sequence=1
Music Education for Future “Mathews”: Down Syndrome in General Music Education: https://csuepress.columbusstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1282&context=theses_dissertations
Free Downloadable Coloring Book Designed by Artists with Down Syndrome: https://ndss.org/sites/default/files/2022-06/Today-I-am-dreaming-about...-NDSS%5B1%5D_0.pdf
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