A very good morning to all of you and uh my gratitude to all those who have been uh in the organizing team and having brought brought me here considering me here to speak about uh a topic which is more of a lifeline to me and even before I proceed I do not speak the UK English or the American English. I speak the Indian English which was taught to me when I was young. So, but I speak from my heart and in some places maybe I use my brain uh because uh the community that I work with typically the um neurodeiv ...

Music Therapy & Neurodiversity - Music serves as a powerful medium to connect with disadvantaged communities, especially neurodiverse individuals including those with autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, and chromosomal abnormalities [2] - Music-based interventions are rooted in Indian classical music, leveraging its ancient wisdom [4][5] - Music stimulates multiple brain regions simultaneously, regardless of active or passive engagement [8] - Music is multi-sensory, engaging kinesthetic, auditory, visual, and tactile systems [12][13] - Individuals may have sensory sensitivities to elements of music like sound, pitch, or instruments [16] - Music perception involves sound, tone, emotion, and language [17][18] - Music can be broken down into elements to aid understanding for individuals with sensory sensitivities [15] Application & Benefits - Music therapy can help individuals discriminate between sound, music, and noise [20] - Music can be collaborated with disciplines of psychology and neuroscience [26] - Music can be used as a healing agent and a wholesome exercise to relieve stress [30] - Music therapy is about empathizing and gathering insight into someone else's mind to fix a problem [32][33]