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Intro -- Kids, Music ''n'' Autism – Bringing Out the Music in Your Child by Dorita S. Berger -- Prelude -- Overture – About Kids ’n’ Music: A Letter to Parents -- Part One – Music Is Important for the Developing Child -- Chapter 1 – How And Why To Think Beyond The Spectrum -- Why music? -- Music makes good sense -- Quick overview of this book -- Chapter 2 – The Sense-ability of the Musical Brain -- Music and sensory education from the beginning -- Music and the vestibular and proprioceptive senses -- Music and the auditory, visual, and tactile systems -- Music and anxiety reduction -- Chapter 3 – Music for All Ages and Any Function -- Birth to six: Music for the developing emotional brain -- Seven to 12 years: Music for social, physical, and sensory regulation -- Ten years and up: Music for the cultured adult “teen” -- Conclusion -- Part Two – Providing Music in a Child''s Life -- Chapter 4 – Music Lessons, Music Therapy, or Both? -- Music lessons -- A word about Dalcroze Eurhythmics -- How to find and select a music teacher -- Would music therapy be a better way to begin? -- Finding a music therapist -- How to interview a music therapist -- Summary review -- Chapter 5 – What Instrument Should I Choose for My Child? -- A word about studying a musical instrument -- Where and how to begin—recorder, kazoo, the voice! -- The piano -- Stringed instruments for the beginner -- Woodwind and brass instruments -- Drums -- En fin—in the end -- Chapter 6 – Lessons, Practice, and Penalties -- To force or not to force—that is the question -- Review and some final thoughts -- Chapter 7 – Taking Your Child to a Concert -- Prelude to a live concert -- What to do before concert day -- At the concert -- Where to sit -- how long to remain -- what behaviors to expect -- Special considerations -- Conclusion -- Part Three – Additional Considerations -- Chapter 8 – Music and Exceptional Needs -- Musically gifted and diagnosed -- Auditory and visual obstacles -- Hyperarousal -- Chapter 9 – Useful Information and Helpful Resources -- On brain development -- Music therapy resources -- Dalcroze Eurhythmics resources -- Cadence -- Finale -- .