23.7. 1993 Vitoria-Gasteiz / Spain - World Federation of Music Therapy

THERAPEUTIC POSSIBILITIES IN AUTISM:
FORHAM says: "It has been said that therapy is useless
in infantile autism.It all depends on what one
understands by therapy. If one means mental
development, then therapy occurs."
Dr. Lauretta BENDER, in dec. 1967, at the Creedmoor
State Hospital (New York), when I explained in a clinical
session the results obtained and procedures employed
with the patients in her department in which I have
worked us a Music, Recreation and Art therapist: " We
have had the feeling, too, that it is possible to go very far
with these children in the process of their recovery".
A CASE HISTORY: "WHAT HAPPEN WITH "CARLOS"? .-
This is a case history,presented at the "World Congress
of Music Therapy" (Paris,1983) (12) like to mention it
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here, in short, for the fact that, for me, it is the first time
that I can see again, after ten years an autistic child
treated by me at the "Princess Sophia" Spetial
Education School, in Madrid, from 1978 to 1981.
- "CARLOS" is now a boy of 18 which has leaved
"Princess Sophia" Spet. Education School, in Madrid. He
looks very tall and thin. From the repports of his
teachers "Carlos":
Is well integrate in his class with a good relationship with
his peers. He is polite and very affectionate of his
teacher. He has good personal authonomy. He
participate in games and his attitude is always positive.
Stil short attention periodes. He can aadapt himself
easily in diff rent situations at school.
His conversation is logical and coherent but stil do not
mantein a large, normal conversation. Seems that has
difficulties in go out from himself.