Research summaries for autism therapy: music therapy

definition of music therapy: Type of therapy whereby a trained therapist uses music in all of its facets (physical, emotional, social, etc.) to improve learning, build self-esteem, reduce anxiety or any of a number of treatment goals that are specific to the patient. Music therapy may be helpful for people with autism.
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Music Therapy in the Assessment and Treatment of Autistic Spectrum Disorder: Clinical Application and Research Evidence, Summarized Mar 11, 2007

Music therapy may help children with autism learn. Music therapy can help communication since it uses music as a treatment to form a bond with another person. Improvisation allows children to make music even if they do not know how to play an instrument. Music therapy uses improvisation to help children learn to focus on the same thing as the therapist (joint attention). Music has the advantage of having structure and also requiring flexibility. In this way, music therapy teaches creativity as the children learn to change tempo and do other things with music. Read more...

A Coding Scheme for the Evaluation of the Relationship in Music Therapy Lessons, Summarized Dec 1, 2006

Music therapists believe that music and dance help a child build his sense of self. One of the goals in music therapy is to find a way to quantify what would normally be recorded as clinical observations. The ability to quantify a child's response to music therapy would make it easier to determine if children with autism truly respond to music therapy, and, if so, what types of music therapy are most useful for them. The authors created such a quantification system based upon their knowledge of psychoanalysis and music therapy.... Read more...

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Synonyms for music therapy include: music, piano
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