Using music as a vehicle to support the neurodivergent brain, with Diana Cameron of Kindermusik
06/12/23 • 47 min
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Kindermusik is a purposefully created multisensory music and movement program for ages 0-7 that provides neurodivergent children the opportunity to improve in all learning areas by consciously stimulating the whole brain.
Kindermusik creates shared research-based curricula that:
- Empower educators
- Strengthen family and teacher-child relationships
- Enhance community connections
- Build a deep-rooted love for learning
while providing early development strategies that are memorable, playful, and fun.
Diana has been working with neurodivergent children for over 30 years using music as a vehicle for change. She has a background in music, early childhood, learning differences, and sound therapy. Her personal and professional life has always been involved with children and adults with additional needs.
For the past 25 years, Diana has taught the Kindermusik curricula. Diana has seen firsthand the profound impact carefully crafted music programs can have on children and the neurodivergent brain.
In this episode, we talk about:
- What is Kindermusik
- What is the role of music in a neurodivergent person?
- Why auditory processing can be so impactful on learning and behavior in a child
- How does a Kindermusik class cater to the sensory needs of each individual?
- How does Kindermusik help social and emotional skills in the ND child?
- Tips for parents- how you can get started today
Links:
Kindermusik: www.kindermusik.com
Diana's book: https://www.amazon.com/Insights-into-Autism-window-Childs/dp/0645389234/
Research studies:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/abt-media/pdf/science/Lucker_Doman_Autism_Research_Treatment.pdf
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/03057356211008968
**We are currently on a hiatus until 2025** Sensory Detectives Boot camp Waitlist
Episode transcript: https://www.theotbutterfly.com/podcast
The OT Butterfly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theotbutterfly
Work with Laura: https://www.theotbutterfly.com/parentconsult
Buy "A kids book about neurodiversity" : www.theotbutterfly.com/book
What'd you think of the episode? Send me a note!
Kindermusik is a purposefully created multisensory music and movement program for ages 0-7 that provides neurodivergent children the opportunity to improve in all learning areas by consciously stimulating the whole brain.
Kindermusik creates shared research-based curricula that:
- Empower educators
- Strengthen family and teacher-child relationships
- Enhance community connections
- Build a deep-rooted love for learning
while providing early development strategies that are memorable, playful, and fun.
Diana has been working with neurodivergent children for over 30 years using music as a vehicle for change. She has a background in music, early childhood, learning differences, and sound therapy. Her personal and professional life has always been involved with children and adults with additional needs.
For the past 25 years, Diana has taught the Kindermusik curricula. Diana has seen firsthand the profound impact carefully crafted music programs can have on children and the neurodivergent brain.
In this episode, we talk about:
- What is Kindermusik
- What is the role of music in a neurodivergent person?
- Why auditory processing can be so impactful on learning and behavior in a child
- How does a Kindermusik class cater to the sensory needs of each individual?
- How does Kindermusik help social and emotional skills in the ND child?
- Tips for parents- how you can get started today
Links:
Kindermusik: www.kindermusik.com
Diana's book: https://www.amazon.com/Insights-into-Autism-window-Childs/dp/0645389234/
Research studies:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/abt-media/pdf/science/Lucker_Doman_Autism_Research_Treatment.pdf
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/03057356211008968
**We are currently on a hiatus until 2025** Sensory Detectives Boot camp Waitlist
Episode transcript: https://www.theotbutterfly.com/podcast
The OT Butterfly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theotbutterfly
Work with Laura: https://www.theotbutterfly.com/parentconsult
Buy "A kids book about neurodiversity" : www.theotbutterfly.com/book
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Tune in to this episode to learn about:
- What is repair and restitution and why are they important?
- When should a parent repair with their child?
- What we should do when we’re in a constant cycle of rupture and repair.
- The power of re-writing the story
- What does it sound like for a parent to repair?
- How to facilitate repair from your child, even when they don’t want to
With Myla Leinweber B.Ed, M.Ed, PCI Certified Parent Coach
Myla is a mom of two young girls, a former kindergarten teacher and supports parents of young kids to enjoy parenting more and create long lasting connected relationships.
When she’s not helping parents, she’s on her skis, mountain bike or yoga mat, or having a dance party with her family in the kitchen.
Links:
@joyful.parents Instagram
Episode transcript: https://www.theotbutterfly.com/78
**We are currently on a hiatus until 2025** Sensory Detectives Boot camp Waitlist
Episode transcript: https://www.theotbutterfly.com/podcast
The OT Butterfly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theotbutterfly
Work with Laura: https://www.theotbutterfly.com/parentconsult
Buy "A kids book about neurodiversity" : www.theotbutterfly.com/book
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Giftedness and Neurodiversity with Caitlin Greer Meister
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One of the big topics I talk about and something i joke will be written on my tomb stone one day is “Sensory is behavior” i’m always trying to reframe the debate “is it sensory or is it behavior?” because everything that we’re noticing our kids do is a behavior, but what parents/teachers want to get to the root of is “is this kid doing this thing on purpose or is it out of their control?”
So what I try to reframe for them is is the behavior being driven by a sensory trigger- OR is it being driven by something ELSE. And that something else can be cognitive disabilities, learning differences, need for connection, communication differences etc- and while I always call those reasons out, I rarely get to dive into those and unpack it, because I heavily talk about all the ways sensory can impact learning. So today we get to hear more of the “other” reasons that behavior might be happening.
Caitlin Greer Meister is the Founding Director & CEO of The Greer Meister Group, a New York City-based private tutoring and educational consulting practice that specializes in content mastery, cognitive flexibility, resilience, and academic independence. She is trained in the Orton-Gillingham approach for teaching students with language-based learning differences and has extensive experience working with gifted learners and supporting neurodiverse students. Caitlin has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Parents Magazine, New York Magazine, Real Simple, WWD, and more
Follow Caitlin on Instagram @caitlingreermeister or visit joyfullylearning.com for more information.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- What a profoundly gifted student is and some early signs you might notice
- Examples of how you can meet your gifted child’s needs at home and outside the classroom
- When and how you should advocate with your child’s teacher about their different learning needs
- Why you should be talking to your child about the way their brain works
Episode transcript: https://www.theotbutterfly.com/80
The OT Butterfly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theotbutterfly
Work with Laura: https://www.theotbutterfly.com/parentconsult
**We are currently on a hiatus until 2025** Sensory Detectives Boot camp Waitlist
Episode transcript: https://www.theotbutterfly.com/podcast
The OT Butterfly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theotbutterfly
Work with Laura: https://www.theotbutterfly.com/parentconsult
Buy "A kids book about neurodiversity" : www.theotbutterfly.com/book
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