History of music therapy treatment interventions for children with autism

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to provide a systematic review of the history of music therapy research and treatment of children with autism. Understanding such history is important in order to improve clinical efficacy and inform future research. This paper includes a history of autism diagnosis, reviews strengths and limitations of music therapy practice with children with autism from 1940-2009, and suggests direction for future music therapy research and clinical practice with this population. Literature was limited to the English language and obtained with the following search terms: autism, autistic, (early) infantile autism, child, therapeutic music, musical therapy, and music therapy. Table of contents from music therapy journals were searched, and reference lists from obtained articles were perused for additional articles. This historical review focused primarily on journal articles, however, books and book chapters that appeared to hold particular historical significance were also included.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)169-207
Number of pages39
JournalJournal of Music Therapy
Volume48
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Complementary and Manual Therapy
  • Music

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