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#swamta14 {highlights from regional conference}

by Mary Altom | Apr 5, 2014 | advocacy, Autism, learning moment, music therapy

SWAMTA Conference Highlights Each year there are two major music therapy conferences that I attend.  One is the national music therapy conference hosted by AMTA and the other is hosted by smaller regions of AMTA. Here in Texas we are part of the Southwestern Region....

Friendship Hugs! {Appropriate Affection at School}

by Mary Altom | Apr 3, 2014 | Autism, free resources, social skills

It is very important that our clients, children, and/or students learn to develop appropriate social skills. This is an area that can particularly challenging, especially when those middle and high school years begin to roll around! I was recently asked to write a...

Using Bitsboard in Music Therapy + A Bonus Song!

by Mary Altom | Apr 1, 2014 | Autism, language skills, music therapy, technology

A couple weeks ago I shared all about my favorite must have app: Bitsboard.  Read all about it here. It has so many amazing features, and I really do use it daily in my music therapy sessions! Part of the reason that I love this app is that it reduces the amount of...

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