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Music Therapy & Autistic Spectrum Disorders

Music therapy is effective in improving skills for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by addressing cognitive, speech, communication, motor, sensory integration, and behavioral/social needs. ASD is a neurological condition affecting social interaction and communication that appears in the first three years of life. Music therapy stimulates both brain hemispheres, improving speech, language, and communication skills for both verbal and nonverbal children. It increases attention span and provides multi-sensory stimulation that organizes sensory systems. The rhythmic aspects of music enhance auditory processing and motor skills development.

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Music Therapy & Autistic Spectrum Disorders

Music therapy is effective in improving skills for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by addressing cognitive, speech, communication, motor, sensory integration, and behavioral/social needs. ASD is a neurological condition affecting social interaction and communication that appears in the first three years of life. Music therapy stimulates both brain hemispheres, improving speech, language, and communication skills for both verbal and nonverbal children. It increases attention span and provides multi-sensory stimulation that organizes sensory systems. The rhythmic aspects of music enhance auditory processing and motor skills development.

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Music Therapy & Autistic Spectrum Disorders

In various research projects it has been concluded that music therapy is one of the
best & most suitable ways for improving children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Brief About ASD:
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a condition that affects social interaction,
communication, interests and behavior. It is a complex developmental disability that
typically appears during the first three years of life. The result of a neurological
disorder it affects the functioning of the brain, affects the normal development of
the brain in the areas of social interaction and communication skills.
Autism is one of five disorders which fall under the umbrella of Pervasive
Developmental Disorders (PDD).
The five disorders are Autistic Disorder, Asperger's Disorder, Childhood
Disintegrative Disorder (CDD), Rett Syndrome, and PDD-Not Otherwise Specified
(PDD-NOS).
Need areas to improve ASD:
COGNITIVE
SPEECH
COMMUNICATION
MOTOR SKILLS
SENSORY INTEGRATION
BEHAVIOUR/SOCIAL
Music Therapy & Autism:
Music Therapy provides a medium for children with autism to explore and learn new
developmental, communication, social, emotional, behavioral, academic, motor, and
sensory processing skills.
Music is processed in both hemispheres of the brain, so it stimulates cognitive
functioning & also helps in improvement of speech & language skills. Music therapy
can also enable those without language to communicate & express. Music Therapy
helps in Improving attention span, including gaining and maintaining attention.
Music provides concrete, multi-sensory stimulation. The rhythmic component of
music is very organizing for the sensory systems of individuals diagnosed with
autism. As a result, auditory processing and other sensory-motor, perceptual/motor,
gross and fine motor skills can be enhanced through music therapy. It helps in
developing and improving gross motor skills such as directionality, balance,
coordination, and walking.

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