Mozart helps autistic children

by Press Association

Playing Mozart to children with autism can rapidly boost their progress, a therapist has claimed.

The Lift music therapy programme, using the Austrian composer's symphonies, can accelerate development by up to three years in one month, according to speech and language therapist Karen O'Connor.

Ms O'Connor has opened the first clinic in Dublin offering the Lift treatment, which is specifically designed to help children with autism, attention deficit disorder (ADD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and dyspraxia. Brain scan tests have shown that the cortex area of the brain lights up when classical music such as Mozart is played.

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