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Music therapy can help some autistic people communicate, connect socially, and express themselves — and make great music, too. Lisa5201/Getty Images. When Ethan started music therapy for autism...
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.
Music therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish therapy goals. In the case of autism, music therapy helps individuals identify and appropriately express their emotions, and it can stimulate cognitive functioning and help with speech and language skills.
of Music Therapy for Individuals with ASD? Over the past seven decades, numerous anecdotal case studies and narrative as well as systemic reviews have described the benefits of music therapy interventions for individuals with ASD. Currently, music therapy is identified as an emerging practice by the National Autism Center (2009). Although
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.
This study was to investigated the efficacy of music therapy (MT) in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) via a meta-analysis that comprehensively evaluated data from all eligible research in this field.
Janet McLachlan, Head Music Therapist at Nordoff Robbins Scotland, gives an insight into music therapy and autism through case studies. She explains how music can cross boundaries, providing a unique way to connect, empower and celebrate the individuality of every autistic person.