At the Clinic and Educational Psychology Unit of Vinmec Regenerative Medicine Center, Vinmec Times City Hospital, we are proud to be the pioneer in applying music as a therapeutic art to overcome children's difficulties in various areas of development, while helping children relieve stress.

“Meditation and yoga can sometimes be the first place where children with autism learn the joy of sharing, imitation and play together.”

With their professional skills and expertise, psychotherapists are also the ones who directly intervene with children. At the same time, they become a useful bridge between families and multidisciplinary therapists, thereby creating a unified coordination, bringing the best and most effective treatment results for children.

Speech therapy in Vietnam is growing and proving to be an indispensable field to overcome difficulties for special children, including: autism, cerebral palsy, ADHD, speech delay, developmental delay, hearing loss or lisp, stuttering..., helping them improve their communication skills and language development through fun and interesting lessons.

Music therapy has long been used to help children with autism spectrum disorders develop language, increase their ability to communicate and interact with people around them. Music therapy for children with autism includes music teaching activities such as dancing, singing, jumping, playing musical instruments, folk games, and listening to music.

Many people feel that listening to music helps increase concentration when working and studying, but some others think that music or any other noise is distracting and reduces work efficiency. So does music bring any benefits to studying and working? Let's find out through the article below.

According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5), the definition of social skills deficits in autistic children is "Insensitivity, inability to feel, share feelings and interests with others, inability to initiate conversations, enter into conversations and unusual responses in social interactions".

Research around the world shows that music is attractive because it transcends language, is a way to lead to the world of emotions and feelings, and breaks down the wall that separates children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from the outside world.

If you want to tone your body, go to the gym. If you want to exercise your brain, listen to music. “There are very few things that stimulate the brain the way music does,” says a Johns Hopkins otolaryngologist. “If you want to keep your brain in good working order, listening to or playing music is a great tool. It provides a complete workout for the brain.”

Autism, also known as autism spectrum disorder, is a type of disease in the group of pervasive developmental disorders and affects many aspects of a child's development. Currently, there is no method to completely cure the disease, however, if children are intervened early, it will help them integrate into the environment better.

Special Education is a program and support services specifically designed to meet the unique needs of each child. Special education programs help children with special needs participate in general education programs by changing the program content and teaching methods to suit each child's abilities according to the child's diagnosis and disability.