Next to cookies, nothing delights Ben more than his hours with Julie Hopkins, music therapist par excellence.
He got hooked when she was a regular visitor to Ben’s classroom back in his school days, and since then, we’ve had Julie give Ben weekly one-on-one sessions.
And boy does he look forward to it. For Ben to sit still still in one place for a full hour, completely, euphorically and actively engaged is simply extraordinary, and unique. His deep love and appreciation for a wide range of music has been obvious to us forever via his choices and degree of concentration when listening during our long drives, and his involvement in these sessions allows him to gleefully express his own musical nature.
Once in a while the stars and planets align and we’re able to schedule it to happen in our apartment during a visit (like this past Memorial Day), and watching, and listening, raises our endorphins almost as much as his.
And the lens doesn’t lie.
