Music can also be used to help patients with Autism cope with their symptoms. Autism is a very serious disease that can cause someone to be socially awkward and possibly socially disconnected. Music can help communication and behavior problem in children with Autism. People with Autism are very interested in music and respond to it well (9). Music can be adapted to each individual (9). Music is motivating, relaxing, and stimulating (9). "Music can promote relatedness, relaxation, learning, and self-expression," (9). In children with Autism who are unable to communicate verbally, music therapy can help (9). It can assist in the development of turn-taking, shared play, and listening (9). "Because music is processed in both hemispheres of the brain, it can stimulate cognitive functioning and may be used for remediation of some speech/language skills," (9). "The rhythmic component of music is very organizing for the sensory systems of individuals diagnosed with autism," (9) Music can help children with Autism because it, basically, helps those with Autism be able to communicate in the world.
Music therapy can also help the physical symptoms of those with Parkinson's disease. "Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurological disorder involving the progressive degeneration of the dopaminergic system, which gives rise to movement-related dysfunctions" (10). Music can make "the reaction time of the human auditory system shorter by 20–50 ms" (10). Music can also make a person move to a rhythm, even when the rhythm stops (10). Because these motor skills are being helped with music, music is a good form of therapy for Parkinson's.
Music can also help with Depression. According to www.nimh.nih.gov, depression is a mood disorder. According to www.lifehack.org, there are nine ways that music can help with depression. Music can help one work through a problem.
