Know a child with Autism or a professional or parent who works with children with Autism? If so, this training session with percussionist extraordinaire Jim Donovan may be very useful to these folks(and even fun!). Check it out!
www.cermusa.francis.edu/percussion
Percussion Intervention Training with Jim Donovan is a one-day, research-based training session designed to empower individuals to use simple, yet highly effective percussion interventions to improve quality of life for children with disabilities. The next two upcoming sessions are:
-Saturday, February 4
-Saturday, April 21
You can see a video on CERMUSA's previous research involving drumming and Autism here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJDn-As1 ... r_embedded
This program is as good for those being trained as it is for the kids being helped! Feel free to PM me for more information.
--Kent