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Focus on Practice: The Relevance and Value of Music Therapy for Children with Rett Syndrome
Author(s) -
Hill Sarah A.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
british journal of special education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.349
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1467-8578
pISSN - 0952-3383
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8527.t01-1-00027
Subject(s) - rett syndrome , relevance (law) , music therapy , psychology , value (mathematics) , developmental psychology , cognition , psychotherapist , psychiatry , biochemistry , chemistry , machine learning , political science , computer science , law , gene
Rett syndrome was first described in 1966 by Andreas Rett and, to date, has only been reported in girls. It is characterised by normal development from 6 to 18 months followed by a progressive loss of motor and cognitive skills and the development of stereotyped hand movements. Girls with Rett syndrome appear to be responsive to music. Using case study material Sarah Hill, a music therapist at a special school in Surrey, shows the value and relevance of music therapy.