Considering Rhythm for Sensorimotor Regulation in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

LaGasse, A. Blythe; Hardy, Michelle

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“…The importance of starting and supporting a process of acceptance relating to the child diagnosis ( Guerriero et al, 2017a , b ; Guerriero and Di Folco, 2017 ; Freda et al, 2019 ; Waizbard-Bartov et al, 2019 ) and parental insightfulness could support the relational experiences that determine the child “way of being” that is strongly connected to the non-verbal aspects of parental communication, especially parental attunement ( Di Renzo, 2017 ). According to Trevarthen and Delafield-Butt (2013) , responsive and attuned communication and a pattern of timed and sensitive actions can compensate for children experiencing repetition of uncertain and anxious attempts, when psychomotor attunement with perceptive and motor experiences become confused ( LaGasse and Hardy, 2013 ). The basis of this hypothesis is the importance of considering the close interaction between dyadic function and specific parenting abilities in the formation of the psychic structure and the self-regulating abilities of the child ( Beebe et al, 1999 ).…”

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Parental Attunement, Insightfulness, and Acceptance of Child Diagnosis in Parents of Children With Autism: Clinical Implications

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Early parent-child relationships are an important factor influencing many domains of child development, even in the presence of autism. In this study, we investigated the associations between parent-child attunement during play, parental insightfulness, and parental acceptance of their child's diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder. A sample of 50 parents (26 mothers and 24 fathers) of 26 children aged between 24 and 58 months were videotaped during parent-child play interactions and then interviewed about what they thought had gone through their child's head during the play interaction, and about their feelings and thoughts about their child's diagnosis. Play interactions were evaluated using a coding protocol to assess parental attunement. The results showed that parents who were more able to accept their child's diagnosis and to see things from their child's perspective were more likely to also be attuned during play interactions with their children. These findings highlight the importance of studying the parental ability of insightfulness and acceptance of their child diagnosis of ASD for the implementation of intervention programs for supporting parental attunement and improving the interactions between the parents and the children with autism spectrum disorders.

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Parental Attunement, Insightfulness, and Acceptance of Child Diagnosis in Parents of Children With Autism: Clinical Implications

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“…Rhythm and music may provide a unique accommodation for these deficits, as musical stimulus is highly predictable and has been widely shown to help with planning and execution of motor patterns. 34 , 35 Structured musical experiences can be created to specifically provide clear cues for the anticipation and planning of a response, thereby facilitating social interaction. Music cues can also be used to assist with waiting/impulse control during a social experience, with music structure outlining the social response time of the peer.…”

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“… 15 Music therapy interventions have also been shown to improve emotional understanding, 79 which may affect a person’s ability to relate to another person. Music interventions have also been shown to improve motor initiation and sequencing, 35 affecting a person’s ability to initiate, sustain, or complete motor movements related to social exchanges. Although more research on these areas of treatment is needed, studies demonstrate initial evidence that music may improve skills that could directly affect social skills in children with ASD.…”

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Social outcomes in children with autism spectrum disorder: a review of music therapy outcomes

LaGasse

2017

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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 facilitate and develop social skills is essential due to the lifelong impact that social skills may have on independence and functioning. Research indicates that music therapy can improve social outcomes in children with ASD. Outcome measures are primarily assessed using standardized nonmusical scales of social functioning from the parent or clinician perspective. Certified music therapists may also assess musical engagement and outcomes as a part of the individual’s profile. These measures provide an assessment of the individual’s social functioning within the music therapy session and generalizability to nonmusical settings.

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“…Whilst there is, as yet, no research examining midline crossing behaviours in the infant sibling literature, there have been a few studies that have investigated this in older participants with a diagnosis of ASD. For example, Lagasse and Hardy ( 2013 ) describe a case study of ‘Mark’; a 7-year-old boy with ASD that has difficulties with motor co-ordination that included reaching across the midline without a tactile cue or prompt.…”

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Early Motor Differences in Infants at Elevated Likelihood of Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

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Johnson

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J Autism Dev Disord

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We investigated infant's manual motor behaviour; specifically behaviours crossing the body midline. Infants at elevated likelihood of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and/or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) produced fewer manual behaviours that cross the midline compared to infants with a typical likelihood of developing these disorders; however this effect was limited to 10-month-olds and not apparent at age 5 and 14 months. Although, midline crossing did not predict ASD traits, it was related to ADHD traits at 2 years of age. We rule out motor ability and hand dominance as possible explanations for this pattern of behaviour, positing that these results may be a consequence of multisensory integration abilities, and the neurobehavioural shift period, in the first year of life.

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Considering Rhythm for Sensorimotor Regulation in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

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Parental Attunement, Insightfulness, and Acceptance of Child Diagnosis in Parents of Children With Autism: Clinical Implications

Parental Attunement, Insightfulness, and Acceptance of Child Diagnosis in Parents of Children With Autism: Clinical Implications

Social outcomes in children with autism spectrum disorder: a review of music therapy outcomes

Early Motor Differences in Infants at Elevated Likelihood of Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

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