Music And Art In Disabled Children

Music and art are tools that can become a huge impact in a disabled child’s life when they are incorporated in the child’s everyday activities during their development as a child. The use of sound or auditory hearings as well as artistic assignments can be very helpful in order for the child to become more connected with the world through interaction with others. These children gain many new skills that assist them in being more united with others around them. Even though the utilization of art and music can be very helpful when it is incorporated in a disabled child’s life, it can also become a huge distraction. Many studies have shown that children with disabilities are capable of overcoming their disability and being able to connect with …show more content…
A child with disabilities is already born with some difficulty of learning or developing a new skill. If music is added to their learning they can start to focus more on the noise and rhythm or even words of the music that will become a distraction to their learning. Art can also be an interference with the child’s learning because the child might want to draw or paint instead of wanting to learn and improve or acquire skills that will help them be more social and motivational in life. Children have much more difficulty recalling a complex task when they are listening to music. A researcher, Amanda Morin states that “Kids with focus issues can be distracted by the littlest things—things people who don’t have focus issues or ADHD might not even notice” (1). This reveals how even music can become a big distraction to children especially who have ADHD (deficit hyperactivity disorder) or a disability that is related to focusing on more than one thing. William E. Pelham, a researcher from an article explained that in the studies done with multiple boys with ADHD “There were individual differences in response to the music such that some boys were adversely affected and others benefited relative to no-distractor” (1085) That means that for some children music and art can be a distraction and for others it can be …show more content…
They are able to have a connection with others, interact with others, and form relationships, as well as acquire many skills that will benefit them in the future. In contrast to that, music and art can become a distraction to these children because they have disabilities so they are more vulnerable when learning new things, which makes it more difficult for them to learn, especially children with ADHD. Children with ADHD have complications with focusing on just one thing because they are easily