OS BENEFÍCIOS DA MÚSICA PARA CRIANÇAS PORTADORES DE TDAH

Abstract

This work describes Music Therapy as a treatment alternative in order to help children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) as an alternative to the treatment with medications. Such approach is necessary due to the indiscriminate use of medication that can cause disorder to the children’s health plenty of times. The purpose of this study is to offer a therapeutic response to the children with such disorder in order to show not only for the children but also to their parentes and teachers other options to the treatment besides medication. This attempt will be achieved by a proposal study of children diagnosed with ADHD that use the medication in Elementary School, through Music Therapy which enables these children to participate in a proper learning process with other children, eliminating the necessity of having some educational support classes and thus reaching the perfect inclusion of these children diagnosed with ADHD to the classroom. This requires approach to the disease knowledge, its treatment chances and basic Music Therapy techniques related to the Musical Education teachers training. This study has shown that this methodology is valid, because it helps lessening the symptoms of children diagnosed with ADHD, reducing hyperactivity, lack of attention and impulsiveness, however it needs continuity to ensure its effectiveness.