Music therapy for autistic people

Geretsegger, Monika; Fusar-Poli, Laura; Elefant, Cochavit; Mössler, Karin; Vitale, Giovanni; Gold, Christian

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“…Furthermore, this improved multisensory integration among cortical areas seems to directly address the primary underlying neurophysiologic defect in the autistic patient (39). There are numerous studies on the topic (40)(41)(42). The Cochrane Collaboration 2014 revised its 2006 review on music and autism.…”

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Insights on dental care management and prevention in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). What is new?

Zerman

Zotti²,

Chirumbolo³

et al. 2022

Front. Oral. Health

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Autistic subjects represent a severe concern to dentistry due to the considerable difficulty in managing their oral health, maintaining routine toothbrushing, and preventing dental and periodontal problems. The social and economic burden of managing dental care in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) children is particularly cumbersome for families and public and private health expenditure, especially when children reach the dentist following a late diagnosis with evident oral health problems. An early diagnosis of ASD helps dentists better address these children's oral health. Unfortunately, insufficient attention is paid to the training and education of general pediatricians, dentists, and dental hygienists, allowing them to get to approach the different clinical aspects of ASD. Usually, children diagnosed with ASD are scheduled for dental appointments like their neurotypical peers, whereas their needs are typically complex and personalized. Scant attention is also devoted to these patients by commercial manufacturers of dental products and devices for oral hygiene and prevention of caries and periodontal diseases, leaving parents without the support and often failing when they address the oral health of autistic children. The difficulties of oral care do not derive simply from the behavior of ASD patients, as is commonly assumed, and therefore cannot be overcome solely by the patience and attention of parents and dentists. Genetics, dietary habits, sensory impairments, and cognition disorders are other causes contributing in various degrees to the impact on the mood and psychological reactions of autistic children towards dentists. How can we prevent teeth caries, periodontal disorders, and other oral health impairments by properly managing ASD children? This manuscript gives an up-to-date overview of these problems and helps to provide good remarks.

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confidence: 99%

Insights on dental care management and prevention in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). What is new?

Zerman

Zotti²,

Chirumbolo³

et al. 2022

Front. Oral. Health

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“…Emerging scholarship increasingly links music, social, and communication skills across behavioral, genetic, and neurocognitive domains (Nayak et al, 2022). As music is a common interest and sometimes skill in autistic individuals (Dickie et al, 2009; Steinberg, Shivers et al, 2021), there is substantial interest in harnessing music engagement , or the observable behavioral instantiation of an underlying capacity for participating in musical activities, as a motivating and strengths‐based approach to support social and communication skills in this population (Cheever et al, 2018; Geretsegger et al, 2022; LaGasse, 2014, 2017; Lense & Camarata, 2020; Thompson et al, 2019). Yet despite the ubiquity of music engagement in autism (Steinberg et al, 2021), little research has considered individual differences in musical and social communication behaviors in young autistic children.…”

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Social interaction links active musical rhythm engagement and expressive communication in autistic toddlers

Fram,

Liu,

Lense

2024

Autism Research

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Rhythm is implicated in both social and linguistic development. Rhythm perception and production skills are also key vulnerabilities in neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism which impact social communication. However, direct links between musical rhythm engagement and expressive communication in autism is not clearly evident. This absence of a direct connection between rhythm and expressive communication indicates that the mechanism of action between rhythm and expressive communication may recruit other cognitive or developmental factors. We hypothesized that social interactions, including general interpersonal relationships and interactive music‐making involving children and caregivers, were a significant such factor, particularly in autism. To test this, we collected data from parents of autistic and nonautistic children 14–36 months of age, including parent reports of their children's rhythmic musical engagement, general social skills, parent–child musical interactions, and expressive communication skills. Path analysis revealed a system of independent, indirect pathways from rhythmic musical engagement to expressive communication via social skills and parent–child musical interactions in autistic toddlers. Such a system implies both that social and musical interactions represent crucial links between rhythm and language and that different kinds of social interactions play parallel, independent roles linking rhythmic musical engagement with expressive communication skills.

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“…In this, the word fun should not be understood as an experience of music therapy as being mere “entertainment”, but rather as something existential for the child with therapeutic and developmental potentials. There has been a large amount of research on music therapy for children with autism spectrum disorder, as the recently published Cochrane review shows (Geretsegger et al, 2022 ). Other topics of research in this field are music therapy for children with anxiety (Goldbeck & Ellerkamp, 2012 ), for children and youth with social challenges (Gooding, 2010 ), for children in relation to ADHD and restlessness (Helle-Valle et al, 2015 , 2017 ; Jackson, 2003 ), music therapy as part of the assessment process (Jacobsen, 2012 ; Layman et al, 2002 ; Loewy, 2000 ), self-esteem and music therapy (Kirkerud, 2016 ), music therapy and traumatic loss (Hakomäki, 2012 ), active versus passive music therapy (Montello & Coons, 1998 ), as well as emotional regulation and interactions in music (Johns, 2018 ; Sannes, 2012 ; Uhlig et al, 2016 ).…”

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Polyphonic perspectives: a focus group study of interprofessional staff’s perceptions of music therapy at an inpatient unit for children in mental health care

Klyve

Rolvsjord

Elgen

2023

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

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Purpose In an inpatient unit for children in mental health care, a variety of services are provided through interprofessional collaborations. Music therapy is a relatively recent proposition in this context, but there is increasing acceptance for music therapy as a therapeutic method. However, there is limited knowledge about music therapy in this field, and this study aims to address this research gap. Method Through focus group interviews with staff at an inpatient unit in mental health care for children, this article explores interprofessional perspectives of music therapy. A thematic analysis with an inductive approach informed by constructivist grounded theory was used in the analysis of the interviews. Findings Several dimensions were involved in the findings, concerning the children and the interprofessional collaboration. The two main categories that emerged were: “What music therapy offers the children” and “What music therapy contributes to the interprofessional understanding of the children”. Conclusion The interprofessional perspectives of music therapy revealed potentials for emotion regulation, and experience of identity and freedom for the children. As part of the integrated services, music therapy provided a new perspective of the child and enhanced relationship between the child and the health services.

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Music therapy for autistic people

Cited by 27 publications

References 138 publications

Insights on dental care management and prevention in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). What is new?

Insights on dental care management and prevention in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). What is new?

Social interaction links active musical rhythm engagement and expressive communication in autistic toddlers

Polyphonic perspectives: a focus group study of interprofessional staff’s perceptions of music therapy at an inpatient unit for children in mental health care

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