Appropriate social skills and regulating emotion are two of the most difficult tasks for students on the Autism Spectrum to consistently demonstrate. There are many terrific programs out there that provide a multisensory and engaging way to tackle these skills.
Two resources that I have used in my classroom recently appeal to the auditory learners who enjoy cadence, rhyming and the comforts of noise through headphones. Cathy Bollinger created a CD called "My Turn, Your Turn." The songs are designed for building social skills. "People Like It When I Say Hi", "Sometimes I Feel Angry", and "It's OK That Sometimes I Don't Understand" are three of the 14 songs on the CD. In addition to seeing the benefits of the songs at school many parents have mentioned the convenience of playing it in the car or throughout the house as a learning experience. Age range for this CD is tricky because I've had 6th graders LOVE it and 2nd graders think it was "babyish.":)
The second resource that I have been using to assist with emotional modulation is a CD called the "The Soothing Pulse" arranged by Dr. John M.Ortiz who is an expert on Aspergers Syndrome and has a background in music therapy. The musical piece was designed to retrain the brain in three segments lasting 22 minutes using different pitches of rhythmic pulse.
I know....I know....it sounds like an infomercial that comes on at 2 AM but it really does work......I have seen it with my own eyes. I actually purchased the CD to DISPROVE it..(I can be so immature:)
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