Music... Autism... The Violence of Institutions #543579

A musician and a psychologist have got the sphere of listening in common, sonorous/harmonic the former,  empathic the latter. The author underlines the importance of being able to listen to a person in order to catch the harmonic completeness or to search for the dissonant sound which makes the whole discordant, with the aim of remedying it. Listening involves respect and acknowledgment of silence as well as acceptation of a new significance that can emerge.  Both the psychologist and the musician can pose emotions centre stage and can welcome them in their entire expressive range. They can listen to them, elaborate and interpret them in a constant dialogue. Not only does Dr. Fornero talk about children diagnosed with autism, but also the Institutions where they live. She has observed the dynamics of their families, she has met teachers, educators, assistants and has attempted a confrontation with their neuropsychiatrists. After which she describes how, with time, the sufferance of the child on the one hand and the blindness of Institutions on the other, have emerged, but also the results achieved and the opening of communication channels.  This work has the aim not to be only critical, but most of all proactive and inviting reflexion in order to to encourage new interventions.