Special Music, Inc.

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02/26/2014

SM will have a table at the Steps of Hope autism walk this Sunday March 2 at Ridgedale Mall. www.SOHwalk.org

The Crafty BoysSince 2006 we have come to know a lot about autism. It has been an amazing journey. So much so that I wouldn't necessarily call it the end of the world, it's just the beginning of a new one. I can't imagine not having met the people I know today and call my friends. We wouldn't have c...

02/26/2014

SM is offering NMT social groups in March! See link for details: http://www.specialmusicofmn.com/documents/nmt-social-group-flyer-spring2014.pdf

12/30/2013

Special Music, Inc. is offering 35% OFF the regular Individual Neurologic Music Therapy session rate for any new clients from
January 1 – March 31, 2014

Sign up now for either:
• 4 — 30 minute or
• 2 — 1 hour
NMT Sessions for only $98!!
Space is limited. Nonrefundable. Expires: 3/31/14 No evaluation required.

Contact SPECIAL MUSIC, Inc. for more details: www.specialmusicofmn.com

Special Music, Inc., Neurologic Music Therapy Services is located in St Paul, MN. The owner, Beth Wiskus, MA, MT-BC, NMT Fellow is a Board Certified Music Therapist and a Neurologic Music Therapist (NMT) who leads the music therapy sessions. She has over 15 years of experience specializing in workin...

12/13/2013

Anne Donnellan is one of the leading researchers in the ASD and the sensory motor and movement differences. All of her research supports competence and recognizing that autism is not a “cognitive" or "competence" problem, but a recognition of motor differences. Excellent research done by her and colleagues. Click on the video demo link:

http://conversationsthatmatter.org/presenters/donnellan-anne

Anne Donnellan, after doing decades of intensive research with people labelled autistic, puts forward the claim that autism is a movement difference rather than a cognitive deficency. This...

11/21/2013

This is so great!! Thank you Katy Perry for being inspirational!

Jodi DiPiazza, an 11-year-old girl with autism, duets with Katy Perry on 'Firework' at the Night Of Too Many Stars.

10/23/2013

THis is great info!!

10/21/2013

Very inspiring!

Just over a year ago, as one of our community’s residents was in a battle for his life, his family was just beginning a journey that promised no easy endings. Around Halloween of last year, Sunshin...

10/03/2013

Special Music, Inc. will have an exhibit at the MN Parent Education Fair this Sat at Como Conservatory. Check it out! It's FREE!!
http://www.mnparent.com/calendar/450/education-fair-hosted-by-minnesota-parent-magazine

09/10/2013

SM music groups are coming in October! Check it out!

http://specialmusicofmn.com/documents/nmt_social_group_flyer_FALL2013.pdf

09/05/2013

This article is also fantastic!! It is from the perspective of the individuals with autism. Gives a lot of insight that we on the outside might not consider. Very easy and quick to read this..... personal accounts and less "researchy".

http://www.frontiersin.org/Integrative_Neuroscience/10.3389/fnint.2012.00107/full

09/05/2013

Please take the time to read this article!! It is how we need to think about autism and other neurologic impairments: NOT behaviorally, but from the perspective of sensory and motor differences!!

http://www.frontiersin.org/Integrative_Neuroscience/10.3389/fnint.2012.00124/full

For decades autism has been defined as a triad of deficits in social interaction, communication, and imaginative play. Though there is now broad acknowledgment of the neurological basis of autism, there is little attention paid to the contribution of such neurological differences to a person's devel...