The Effects of Improvisational Music Therapy on Joint Attention Behaviors in Autistic Children: A Randomized Controlled Study

Autor/inn/en	Kim, Jinah; Wigram, Tony; Gold, Christian
Titel	The Effects of Improvisational Music Therapy on Joint Attention Behaviors in Autistic Children: A Randomized Controlled Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 38 (2008) 9, S.1758-1766 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-008-0566-6
Schlagwörter	Music Therapy; Attention; Autism; Preschool Children; Play; Nonverbal Communication; Interpersonal Competence; Behavior Change + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Musiktherapie; Aufmerksamkeit; Autismus; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Spiel; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Interpersonale Kompetenz
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of improvisational music therapy on joint attention behaviors in pre-school children with autism. It was a randomized controlled study employing a single subject comparison design in two different conditions, improvisational music therapy and play sessions with toys, and using standardized tools and DVD analysis of sessions to evaluate behavioral changes in children with autism. The overall results indicated that improvisational music therapy was more effective at facilitating joint attention behaviors and non-verbal social communication skills in children than play. Session analysis showed significantly more and lengthier events of eye contact and turn-taking in improvisational music therapy than play sessions. The implications of these findings are discussed further. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10