Melinda's Music Therapy for children with special needs

WARWICK — Melinda’s Music Therapy offers music therapy groups for children, ages four to nine years. with special needs, including those on the Autism Spectrum. Caregivers share respite time and children are assisted by one-on-one volunteers. Music therapy is the use of musical activities by a Certified Music Therapist, in order to achieve non-musical goals such as increasing speech and socialization skills. Registration for the six week winter session begins Jan. 22. Groups take place at 4:30 p.m. at the Warwick Reformed Church. For more information, call 477-0451 or visit www.melindasmusic.com.