As Batten Disease Disconnects, Music Therapy Connects: A Case Study

This case study explores songwriting within a music therapy program for a young girl living with Batten Disease, a rare and progressive neurological condition. It looks at how creative musical processes can maintain meaningful connection, expression and identity even as the condition gradually disconnects a person from the world around them.

The work was co-authored by Dr Matthew Breaden and Dave Anthony, and published in the Australian Journal of Music Therapy, 32(2), 2021.

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