13-year-old Thomas Gonzales plays trumpet, trombone, baritone and flugelhorn and has accepted an offer to be a professional member of Mariachi Nuevo Ensueño in Azusa, California, the June 15th Whittier Daily News:
Michelle Lazar, founder of Coast Music Therapy, a San Diego-based agency for children with special needs, said that while the topic has yet to be widely studied, there does seem to be a positive correlation between autism and musical talent.
“Part of the reason individuals with autism tend to excel is because of the structure that music provides,” she said. “It’s very comfortable to them.”
It’s definitely a correlation for Charlie, …read more