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

He loves music and follow the rhytm perfectly. His
drowings are imaginatives and creatives showying his
personality and peculiarities.
He can read, writte and count until 100. Can sum and
subtract.
"Carlos" will be placed in a protected factory to work.
- -"CARLOS were a 5 years old boy who was diagnosed
as infantile autism when I took care of them in MUsic
Therapy, at mencionated Spetial Schoo in Madrid, in
1978.
His sintomatology was extreme isolation, absolute
mutism, fears, hyperativity, short attention
span,extreme anorexy, quick tempered when some
thing was changed,
movements, etc...
depressive traits, rocking
The familly life was peculiar: he was an unwanted child
by his mother and over all by his grandmother, who had
avery neurotic personality.The mother of the child was
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very rigid, emotionally cold, insecure and very much
influenced by her mother.The father very aphatetic.Low
social class, and familiar poor social relations.
His adaptation at the school was very difficult: he cryed
constantly total isolation from his peers and pathological
fear to be alone in the room.
The first Music Therapy sessions touk place in front of
the Music Therapy room, in the hallway, becouse he
would not want to come in. I put on a record: Brahms
"Lullaby" by Mantovani’s orquestra, several times the
same each day. At the 3th session come in, but with the
door open. I never forced these children.I wait. Another
record that he loved was BIZET :"Los pescadores de
perlas" Act. I : "Je crois entendre ta vois" by Frank
Pourcel Orquestra.
IN free expression at the piano, "Tone Educator" and
methalophons, "Carlos" showed a musicality and
musical creativity un comun, remarcable. which alert me