Music therapy improves outcomes for nonverbal and autistic clients. But some on Arizona Medicaid can’t access it.

“When you’re autistic, it’s really hard to do what everyone else does.” When 22-year-old Kodi Lee took to the stage for his America’s Got Talent audition in May, 2019, the world stood up and took ...

Led by Christian Gold of the Grieg Academy Music Therapy Research Centre in Bergen, the study looked at 364 children with autism. Half were randomly assigned to enhanced standard care for five months ...

For the first nine months of her life, little Addison Shimmel appeared to be the typical tyke. The daughter of David and Alexis Shimmel of Richmond, she was able to address her parents as “Mama” and ...

Kenny Bujarski, 43, has had a rough week emotionally and lies curled up on a couch, covered head to toe with a heavy yellow blanket. LaShauna White, 27, rocks frantically, lamenting, "We're not doing ...

Although music therapy for autistic children and adults is on the rise, Higher Octave's CEO says families often misunderstand what it is.

Gateway Academy in Phoenix uses music therapy to help autistic students develop social and emotional skills. Students in the program present a graduation concert. This year they'll play "All Star." ...

For the first several months of her life, Addison Shimmel appeared to be developing typically, calling her parents “Mama” and ...

Music therapists can read minds. Can cure without words or medicine. And I promise they are not magic, merely superhuman. Music therapy is the purposeful use of musical stimuli to pursue therapeutic ...

As my son turned 15, I found myself reflecting on the unique journey we’ve shared. Like many parents, I believe my child is extraordinary, but not for the reasons you might expect. My son has what we ...