“Her face just lights up when she hears music” The mother of a young girl from Country Antrim who is non-verbal and visually impaired says music therapy has changed their lives:
Music Therapy: ‘Her face just lights up when she hears it’She is non-verbal and visually impaired.
Music therapy is available in some special schools and health trusts in Northern Ireland and is provided by some charities. The Royal National Institute for the Blind said music therapy is a “patchwork of services” and has called for greater access across Northern Ireland. The Education Authority has said music therapy is an area of work that "it hopes to explore further in the future".
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