Autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) has been one of the first and most important areas of
application of music therapy. Pioneers in music therapy (eg, Alvin, 2000) discovered early …

The autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) has been and still is a major arena for practice in music
therapy; arguably it is the client group with which music therapy has the highest reputation …

This thesis focuses on two specific clinical areas: music therapy with pre-school children
with autistic spectrum disorder and their parents, and music therapy diagnostic assessments …

When children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are assessed in music therapy,
significant strengths, potentials and resources emerge that may remain hidden in other …

This chapter describes case material about a child with autism and details the literature that
provides a grounding for this method of working. After contextualising autism from its …

There is research evidence that music therapy has a significant effect on children with an
autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Cochrane reviews show that music therapy promotes …

Autism is a complex, pervasive developmental disorder that is present for life. It affects the
way a person communicates and relates to others, and can be wide-ranging in terms of how …

A review of the literature shows that little has been published about music therapy for
parents and children together, and Oldfield's recent article (Oldfield et al. 2003) describes …

Abstract Music Therapy for the Autistic Child was first published in 1978, and was the first
book of its kind to analyse the effect of music therapy on the whole development of the …

Music's ability to influence emotions and moods is universally acknowledged, and music
therapists have long known that stimulating the brain through the auditory system is a key to …