An Exploratory Study of Imagining Sounds and “Hearing” Music in Autism

Bacon, Alex; Beaman, C. Philip; Liu, Fang

doi:10.1007/s10803-019-04346-w

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“…It is of note that this is not the first time a dissociation between voluntary and involuntary imagery has been reported in an atypical population. A similar dissociation was observed in a recent study with autistic participants; their BAIS self-ratings were found to be lower than controls in contrast to their earworm scores (Bacon et al, 2020). In fact, their earworm scores were slightly higher than those of their neurotypical counterparts.…”

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Auditory imagery in congenital amusia

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Congenital amusia is a neurogenetic disorder affecting various aspects of music and speech processing. Although perception and auditory imagery in the general population may share mechanisms, it is not known whether previously documented perceptual impairments in amusia are coupled with difficulties in imaging auditory objects. We employed the Bucknell Auditory Imagery Scale (BAIS) to assess participants’ self-perceived voluntary imagery and a short earworm questionnaire to gauge their subjective experience of involuntary musical imagery. A total of 32 participants with amusia and 34 matched controls, recruited based on their performance on the Montreal Battery of Evaluation of Amusia (MBEA), filled out the questionnaires in their own time. The earworm scores of amusic participants were not statistically significantly different from those of controls. By contrast, their scores on vividness and control of auditory imagery were significantly lower relative to controls. Overall, results suggest that the presence of amusia may not have an adverse effect on generating involuntary musical imagery—at the level of self-report—but still significantly reduces the individual’s self-rated voluntary imagery of musical, vocal, and environmental sounds. We discuss the findings in the light of previous research on explicit musical judgments and implicit engagement with music, while also touching on some statistical power considerations.

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“…Autistic people find prosody difficult to hear, understand and reproduce [53]. It is widely reported that autistic people often exhibit music processing skills equal or superior to their typically developing counterparts [54]. Within the autism community, there are a few musical prodigies [55,56].…”

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How Technology Applied to Music-Therapy and Sound-Based Activities Addresses Motor and Social Skills in Autistic Children

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Autism affects how people perceive and make sense of the world around them. Autism is a spectrum condition which impacts people in different ways. Also referred to as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), it is characterized by challenges in the domains of social, cognitive and motor functioning, which differ in severity. Previous research suggests that music can have cognitive, psychosocial, behavioural, and motor benefits in this population. We systematically review the use of technology in Music-therapy and related sound-based activities to improve the motor and social skills of children. In May 2020 we conducted a systematic search on Music-therapy and musical activities for autistic children in research databases including Science Direct, APA PsycNet, Cochrane, IEE and Web of Science, to collect relevant studies. We initially collected 5,179 papers of which only 27 studies were identified as suitable for the scope of this review. In the paper, we analyse and describe key characteristics of each project. We then highlight the commonalities, strengths and limitations of existing work, and identify implications for future interaction design.

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“…However, not all of its capabilities are affected. People with ASD have greater precision in color processing [ 19 ] and greater processing of music than other typically developing people [ 20 ].…”

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Evolution of the Autism Literature and the Influence of Parents: A Scientific Mapping in Web of Science

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Parents interventions are relevant to address autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The objective of this study is to analyze the importance and evolution of ASD and its relationship with the parents (ASD-PAR) in the publications indexed in Web of Science. For this, a bibliometric methodology has been used, based on a scientific mapping of the reported documents. We have worked with an analysis unit of 1381 documents. The results show that the beginnings of scientific production date back to 1971. There are two clearly differentiated moments in scientific production. A first moment (1971–2004), where the production volume is low. A second moment (2005–2019), where the volume of production increases considerably. Therefore, it can be said that the subject began to be relevant for the scientific community from 2005 to the present. The keyword match rate between set periods marks a high level of match between periods. It is concluded that the main focus of the research on ASD-PAR is on the stress that is generated in families with children with ASD, in addition to the family problems that the fact that these children also have behavior problems can cause.

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An Exploratory Study of Imagining Sounds and “Hearing” Music in Autism

Cited by 9 publications

References 59 publications

Auditory imagery in congenital amusia

Auditory imagery in congenital amusia

How Technology Applied to Music-Therapy and Sound-Based Activities Addresses Motor and Social Skills in Autistic Children

Evolution of the Autism Literature and the Influence of Parents: A Scientific Mapping in Web of Science

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