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European Journal of Special Education Research ISSN: 2501 - 2428 ISSN-L: 2501 - 2428 Available on-line at: www.oapub.org/edu doi: 10.5281/zenodo.1000002 Volume 2 │ Issue 6 │ 2017 TREATING AUTISM SPECTRUM DİSORDERS CHILDREN WITH TURKISH MUSIC AND ITS MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS İsmail Hakkı Akyologlui Abant İzzet Baysal University, Faculty of Education, Fine Arts Education Department, Music Education Division, Turkey Abstract: Our musical instruments should be reconsidered in various sizes, for various purposes and being reexamined their effect and capabilities. The original instruments are already exceptional, colourful and they are suitable to be used for duo, trio, quarted chamber music teams İlerici, 964 . It is seen that Autism spectrum disorders children are innate gifted in music. As they cannot communicate with the outside world and the social environment, they live in a withdrawn world. They should be ensured to interact with music starting from of pre-school ages. Considering the place, these children live and their socio-cultural environment, a different kind of style of musical therapy should be chosen for every children. The therapist is the half of the treating with music, and the other half is the child who is going to be treated. Children teach the therapist the style of the treatment. In other words, they are the teacher of the therapist, because these children lead the way through their interactive behavior, body language and sensory organs. Keywords: music, autism spectrum disorders, Turkish Introduction Turks has been one of the nations who used music therapy for the patients with mental illness. Music is a stimulant which attracts attention. It organizes people`s temperament and feelings. It makes the people who are excited to calm down and makes the people Copyright © The Author(s). All Rights Reserved. © 2015 – 2017 Open Access Publishing Group 79 İsmail Hakkı Akyologlu TREATING AUTISM SPECTRUM DİSORDERS CHILDREN WITH TURKISH MUSIC AND ITS MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS come alive who turn in on themselves. Music activities move away the patient attention from disturbing ideas and it directs attention to the patient environment. (Ruh Sağlığı S. 193 Burhanettin Canatan, 1965) Our mind not only affects our sense and blood pressure, it also affects our genes and molecules at the same time. Hormones penetrate the various cell nuclei of the endocrine system. (Özelsel, 2002) Our musical instruments should be reconsidered in various sizes, for various purposes and being reexamined their effect and capabilities. The original instruments are already exceptional, colorful and they are suitable to be used for duo, trio, quarted chamber music teams. Opus T(rk M(ziğinin Taşıdığı Değerler, Kemal İLERİCİ 964 Ankara) For viewing / downloading the full article, please access the following link: https://oapub.org/edu/index.php/ejse/article/view/1091 . European Journal of Special Education Research - Volume 2 │ Issue 6 │ 2017 80