ReviewJournal of autism and developmental disorders2011
Music interventions for children with autism: narrative review of the literature.
Review in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05340608 (Development and Validation of a System for the Anticipation of Challenging Behaviors of People With Autism Spectrum Disorder Based on a Smart Shirt), which is not on this map. Cited by 21 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Development and Validation of a System for the Anticipation of Challenging Behaviors of People With Autism Spectrum Disorder Based on a Smart Shirt: a Mixed-method Design
Who cites it
21 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Music-based interventions for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities: A systematic review of the literature.Journal of intellectual disabilities : JOID · 2023Pooled it
- Music therapy for autistic people.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Music therapy for people with autism spectrum disorder.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014Pooled it
- A Randomized Controlled Trial of Dual Upper-Extremity Training [DUET]: Combining Neurologic Music Therapy® with Noninvasive Brain Stimulation for Upper-Limb Performance in Corticobasal Syndrome.Movement disorders clinical practice · 2026Article
- [Effect of music therapy on brain function of autistic children based on power spectrum and sample entropy].Sheng wu yi xue gong cheng xue za zhi = Journal of biomedical engineering = Shengwu yixue gongchengxue zazhi · 2025Article
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- The Relationship Between Autism and Pitch Perception is Modulated by Cognitive Abilities.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- Social interaction links active musical rhythm engagement and expressive communication in autistic toddlers.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2024Article
- The Impact of Singing on Visual and Multisensory Speech Perception in Children on the Autism Spectrum.Multisensory research · 2022Article
- Development and validation of a system for the prediction of challenging behaviors of people with autism spectrum disorder based on a smart wearable shirt: A mixed-methods design.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2022Article
- Effects of Rhythmic Gymnastics on Joint Attention and Emotional Problems of Autistic Children: A Preliminary Investigation.Computational intelligence and neuroscience · 2022Article
- Parental Responsiveness During Musical and Non-Musical Engagement in Preschoolers with ASD.Research in autism spectrum disorders · 2020Article
- The "Muscles of the Psyche": From Body Literacy to Emotional Literacy.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- The Social Impact of Musical Engagement for Young Adults With Learning Difficulties: A Qualitative Study.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Article
- Evaluating predisposition and training in shaping the musician's brain: the need for a developmental perspective.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2018Article
- The effects of embodied rhythm and robotic interventions on the spontaneous and responsive verbal communication skills of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A further outcome of a pilot randomized controlled trial.Research in autism spectrum disorders · 2016Article
- The E-music box: an empirical method for exploring the universal capacity for musical production and for social interaction through music.Royal Society open science · 2015Article
- The Effects of Rhythm and Robotic Interventions on the Imitation/Praxis, Interpersonal Synchrony, and Motor Performance of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Autism research and treatment · 2015Article
- The effect of sung speech on socio-communicative responsiveness in children with autism spectrum disorders.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2015Article
- Psychiatry and music.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2014Review
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Abstract
It is widely reported that music can be beneficial to individuals with autism. This review was undertaken to determine the evidence base for the use of music as an intervention for children with autism. After searching relevant databases, 128 articles were identified of which 20 articles met the study's inclusion criteria. Composed songs and improvisational music therapy were the predominant music techniques used. There was somewhat limited evidence to support the use of music interventions under certain conditions to facilitate social, communicative and behavioural skills in young children with autism. The implications of these findings in terms of use of music interventions, issues related to generalization and maintenance, and future research are discussed.
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