Music Therapy Makes a Difference

Stuart Rabin was 6 or 7 years old
when his mother, Anne, first
witnessed the positive effects
that music therapy could have on her son.

Stuart Rabin was 6 or 7 years old when his mother, Anne, first witnessed the positive effects that music therapy could have on her son. Stuart, who will soon turn 27, has a genetic disorder called Angelman Syndrome, which caused him to have significant developmental and cognitive disabilities. And 20 years ago, he was still having trouble sitting upright, Anne Rabin said.
Music therapy was introduced to Stuart back then as part of his early intervention care, and one of the first changes his parents noticed during their son’s therapy sessions was his ability to sit on a bench next to the music therapist.