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[quote=Anonymous]Cello requires more hand strength than violin or viola because the strings are thicker and need more force to hold down and the intervals between notes are wider. And if your fingers are weak or hypermobile, they will more easily be collapsing at the first knuckle, and it's going to mess up everything and cause pain and tendinitis. Then there's thumb position. Cellos are also more expensive. And if you're going to progress past the basics, you have to learn 3 clefs (bass, tenor, treble) and be able to be cognitively flexible to move between them quickly. Cello is also one of the few instruments where you have to stay seated and planted in one spot to play it and cannot stand, pace around, etc. What made you decide on cello? I feel like it has a number of unique potential disadvantages for someone with autism that other instruments do not. [/quote]
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