Music therapy improves social interaction and verbal communication skill among children with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Shakira Amirah,
Muhammad F. Abdurrahman,
Raihan F. A. Akbar
et al.
Abstract:The incidence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is constantly increasing, in which 6 of 1000 ASD children are from Asia. Music therapy as a developing alternative is believed to improve communication and expression skills in children with ASD. Unfortunately, no specific meta-analysis has evaluated social interaction and verbal communication skills in children with ASD. Therefore, the aim of this meta-analysis was to evaluate music therapy in children with ASD. We performed a comprehensive literature review on … Show more
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