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- Improvisational music therapy delivered by specialist music therapists did not improve social and communication skills in children with autism spectrum disorders. Small improvements over 12 months were seen in both groups.
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Music therapy may help children with ASD to improve their skills in important areas such as social interaction and communication. Music therapy may also contribute to increasing social adaptation skills in children with ASD and to promoting the quality of parent‐child relationships.
- christian.gold@uni.no
- 01/08/2011
We included studies that measured the effect of music therapy intervention (music listening, interactive or educational music therapy, improvisational music therapy, or mixed method), in children or adolescents (participants aged up to 18 years), diagnosed with ASD and/or another NDD.
Mar 22, 2022 · A study by Edgerton (1994) revealed that improvised music therapy led to a substantial improvement of communicative responses. While results vary, music therapy seems to be a promising treatment that can encourage social interaction and verbal skills of children on the autism spectrum.
Jan 20, 2022 · Music therapy can help some autistic children and adults express themselves, communicate, interact socially, and focus. It may also help them magnify their unique talents.
Sep 27, 2024 · The primary aim is to conduct a randomised controlled trial (RCT) of improvisational music therapy for autistic children and test its effectiveness in at improving social communication and wellbeing, and to reduce anxiety. Research plan. The RCT will be conducted with 200 autistic children in the UK aged 7 to 11 years old.
Sep 16, 2014 · Music therapy can involve one or more of the following techniques: (a) free improvisation (i.e., without any stated boundaries for the music), (b) structured improvisation (i.e., some established parameters for the music), (c) performing or recreating pre-composed music, songs, and associated activities, (d) composing songs and instrumental ...
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Feb 24, 2021 · Music therapy has been suggested as a potential intervention used to improve these deficits in ASD. The current systematic literature review focuses on two methods of music therapy: improvisational music therapy (IMT) and singing/listening to songs.
