Music therapy  is a highly recognised and effective way for children with special educational needs and disabilities to access therapeutic support. Music therapy has been written about and endorsed by many leading organisations in the field of SEND such as the National Autistic Society , SEN magazine , and the Attention Deficit Disorder Association .  Having a child with additional needs of any kind can be a huge source of anxiety for parents. Is my child being understood? Ar

Music therapy  is a creative form of therapy to support a range of psychological, developmental, physical, cognitive, social and communicative needs. It can be used with a diverse spectrum of people of all ages and abilities with no musical knowledge or experience required in order to benefit from it.  But what does that all really mean?  Despite having been around for just over 100 years, music therapy is still a hugely underutilised provision across the board, with many peo

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