Diverse-ability

It may seem more convenient to live in a world surrounded by people who are just like you. However, this is a significant mistake that humanity has come to recognize as we become more familiar with ecological theories of nature and culture. Ecological awareness and action are shown to have greater benefits for the economy, our quality of life, and overall well-being. Nevertheless, divergent individuals—especially those with vastly different communication styles—are often overlooked. Much of my work, in collaboration with excellent partners, is dedicated to acknowledging and including this segment of humanity.

Selected Work

“It’s not what’s done, but why it’s done”: Music therapists’ understanding of normalisation, maximisation and the neurodiversity movement

B Pickard, G Thompson, M Metell, E Roginsky, C Elefant

Voices: a world forum for music therapy 20

 (3), 19-19

Exploring music in the everyday lives of autistic women: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

L Shalit, C Elefant, E Roginsky

Nordic Journal of Music Therapy 34 (3), 225-244

Silent sounding: Communicability, musicality, and the use of music with nonspeaking individuals with cerebral palsies and multiple disabilities

E Roginsky, C Elefant

Nordic Journal of Music Therapy 30 (1), 61-78

Examining the dyadic music therapy treatment (DUET): The case of a CP child and his mother

A Gilboa, E Roginsky

Nordic Journal of Music Therapy 19 (2), 103-132