Dorita S Berger, a concert pianist and educator, is a Board Certified music therapist. As well as an extensive background in university teaching, she has written numerous articles on the impact of music on human development, and also a book entitled Toward the Zen of Performance. Currently, Dorita runs a Music Therapy Clinic in Norwalk, Connecticut, working one-on-one with PDD, autism, language learning delays, sensory issues and anxiety disorders. She also serves as a music therapy consultant to schools and special programs throughout the region.

• Preface/Foreword. 1. Introduction: Who defines 'appropriate'? 2. Aspects of autism. 3. Aspects of sensory integration. 4. Functional adaptation defined. 5. Understanding basic sensory systems. 6.Are you listening? Part One. 7. Are you listening? Part Two. 8. Elements of music for sensory adaptation. 9. Music therapy in the realm of sensory integration. 10. Formulating music therapy treatment for sensory adaptation. 11. Conclusion. Appendix A. The role of music in physiologic accommodation. Appendix B. Sample assessment and progress reports. Bibliography. Index.

Dorita S. Berger interweaves the theories of sensory integration and music therapy to present a very practical basis for intervention with autistic children in an easy-to-read style. The chapters on sensory integration and the sensory systems give clear, refreshingly different descriptions of the neuroanatomy and neurophysiology underlying the theory.This book gives a valuable perspective on the relationship between music therapy and sensory integration in the process of intervention with the autistic child and makes one feel that a music therapist should be an essential member of the multidisciplinary team.