Behavior, perception and cognition are strongly shaped by the synthesis of information
across the different sensory modalities. Such multisensory integration often results in …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects approximately one in 68 children, substantially
affecting the child's ability to acquire social skills. The application of effective interventions to …

A suite of recent studies has reported positive genetic correlations between autism risk and
measures of mental ability. These findings indicate that alleles for autism overlap broadly …

Background: Research indicates that music therapy can improve social behaviors and joint
attention in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD); however, more research on the …

Recently, there has been increased focus on movement and sensory abnormalities in
autism spectrum disorders (ASD). This has come from research demonstrating cortical and …

The balance of neural excitation and inhibition (E/I balance) is often hypothesised to be
altered in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). One widely held view is that excitation levels are …

Individuals on the autism spectrum are often reported as being hyper-and/or hyporeactive to
sensory input. These sensory symptoms were one of the key observations that led to the …

Music is a potent source for eliciting emotions, but not everybody experience emotions in the
same way. Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) show difficulties with social and …

This review presents research findings showing that music is a unique domain to assess
perception, reward, emotion, and associated physiological reactions and neural circuitry of …

The purpose of this multiple-case study was to explore the experiences of two students with
autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in a full-inclusion music education context and how those …