Orange County music therapy program gives neurodiverse students a musical and emotional platform

A group of musicians is shattering stereotypes and proving that neurological differences don’t stand in the way of rocking their stage.

Roberto is on the keys, Justin on Congas, Hunter on the sax, Robert on bass, Jesus on timbales, and Joanna on mic, and together they make the Magnet Ensemble, and every member is neurodiverse.

They’re diagnosed with ADHD, dyslexia, and for 20-year-old Roberto Reyes and his older brother Jesus, it’s autism. Their mother was desperate to find support when they were young…

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