| Title |
The Effects of Improvisational Music Therapy on Joint Attention Behaviors in Autistic Children: A Randomized Controlled Study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, July 2008
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10803-008-0566-6 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jinah Kim, Tony Wigram, Christian Gold |
| 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. |
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| United States | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 2 | 67% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Scientists | 1 | 33% |
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| United States | 6 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 1% |
| Spain | 5 | <1% |
| Canada | 2 | <1% |
| Germany | 2 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 2 | <1% |
| Ecuador | 1 | <1% |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | <1% |
| Turkey | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 2 | <1% |
| Unknown | 548 | 95% |
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| Student > Master | 131 | 23% |
| Student > Bachelor | 117 | 20% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 55 | 10% |
| Researcher | 43 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 29 | 5% |
| Other | 93 | 16% |
| Unknown | 108 | 19% |
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| Psychology | 163 | 28% |
| Social Sciences | 75 | 13% |
| Arts and Humanities | 48 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 42 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 29 | 5% |
| Other | 101 | 18% |
| Unknown | 118 | 20% |
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