Sound Therapy

Here’s the first of what we hope will be many videos answering questions put to us by you the readers (This is of course dependant on our readers asking questions).

A look at something sadly all to common in the world, ignorance leading to an incredibly offensive mistake. Learning Disabilities Inclusion Disability Special Needs Activity

A look at some fun games, products and activities suitable for any multi sensory room ideal for individuals with Autism, Special Needs or other complex requirements, if you have any more ideas why not post a comment? we’d love to hear from you!

Had a really interesting conversation with Tom in the office regarding a recent article in The Daily Telegraph http://bit.ly/cVjLfN, that I’ve been intending to post for some time now.

Here’s part two of my guide to writing third sector (charity, not for profit or social enterprise) online press releases.
Part one handled why you’d want to publish online, this week we’ll be detailing how you go about it.
As an added bonus I’ll provide a free Social Media Press Release Template for use in Facebook, which should get you well [...]

Angela Lane is the local Intensive Interaction Project Manager and last Friday she visited the Music Gym to see how it fits into what she’s doing.
If someone with severe learning disabilities and/or autism is still at an early stage of communication this is a valuable approach to passing on the pre-speech fundamentals of communication. It’s [...]

I only discovered this publication recently and it’s a mine of useful information. It describes itself as “the bulletin of news and information for everyone working with people with profound and multiple learning difficulties”. It’s an informal journal aimed at carers and practitioners working with people with PMLD of all ages and in all situations.

This is Twilight – one of the stunning works of digital artist, Sunny Chana, that we’re projecting in the Music Gym in Hastings.
Sunny, who’s based in Birmingham, contacted us about displaying his work in the Music Gym. As we set up and dismantle the equipment each week that wasn’t feasible so we offered instead to use [...]

Before we became Decoda we were Count Me In, taking musicians into local day centres and homes. Count Me In was born one evening in a pub in Hastings. Everyone in the pub was watching Rag Mama Rag, the acoustic blues duo but I was watching Dave,(not his real name) at a table next to [...]

If you’re looking for ideas to extend a sensory room this is the first of a series of short films showing how we use Soundbeam in our work with people with profound disabilities. We include switches for those who can use their hands – they encourage manipulation and introduce the idea of making something happen.
The [...]