Trial reportJournal of autism and developmental disorders2013
A pilot study on the efficacy of melodic based communication therapy for eliciting speech in nonverbal children with autism.
Trial report in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Interventions to Promote Communication in Minimally Verbal Autistic Children: A Systematic Review.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Pooled it
- Music Therapy for Children With Autistic Spectrum Disorder and/or Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Pooled it
- Definitions of Nonverbal and Minimally Verbal in Research for Autism: A Systematic Review of the Literature.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2020Pooled it
- Communication interventions for autism spectrum disorder in minimally verbal children.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Music therapy for people with autism spectrum disorder.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014Pooled it
- Using music to assist language learning in autistic children with minimal verbal language: The MAP feasibility RCT.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2024Trial
- The More Than Words® parent-delivered program for autistic children and those with social communication challenges: a single-arm pragmatic feasibility trial.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2026Article
- Profiles of minimally verbal autistic children: Illuminating the neglected end of the spectrum.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2024Article
- Response to Music-Mediated Intervention in Autistic Children with Limited Spoken Language Ability.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- Effects of Three Music Therapy Interventions on the Verbal Expressions of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Combined Single-Subject Design.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- A randomised controlled feasibility trial of music-assisted language telehealth intervention for minimally verbal autistic children-the MAP study protocol.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2021Article
- Feasibility of an app-based parent-mediated speech production intervention for minimally verbal autistic children: development and pilot testing of a new intervention.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2020Article
- Gestural and Prosodic Development Act as Sister Systems and Jointly Pave the Way for Children's Sociopragmatic Development.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Review
- A Preliminary Investigation of a Specialized Music Therapy Model for Children with Disabilities Delivered in a Classroom Setting.Autism research and treatment · 2016Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of melodic based communication therapy (MBCT) to traditional speech and language therapy for eliciting speech in nonverbal children with autism. Participants were 12 nonverbal children with autism ages 5 through 7 randomly assigned to either treatment group. Both groups made significant progress after treatment. The MBCT group progressed significantly in number of verbal attempts after weeks 1 through 4 and number of correct words after weeks 1 and 3, while the traditional group progressed significantly after weeks 4 and 5. No significant differences in number of verbal attempts or number of correct words were noted between groups following treatment. A significant number of new words were heard in the home environment for the MBCT group (p = .04). Participants in the MBCT group had more imitative attempts (p = .03). MBCT appears to be a valid form of intervention for children with autism.
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