ArticleAutism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research2024
Social interaction links active musical rhythm engagement and expressive communication in autistic toddlers.
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- A Randomized Proof-of-Concept Study of Gamified Rhythmic Training in Autistic Children.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2026Trial
- Rhythm Processing Across Development: Origins, Links to Language Processing, and Perspectives for Intervention.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2026Review
- GWAS of Active Music Engagement Frequency in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.Research square · 2026Article
- New intelligent music therapy method for applications of enhancing social skills of autism children based on TL-GCN and deep learning.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Temporal Predictions in Music and Language: The Case of Autism Spectrum Disorder.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2025Review
- Effects of Rhythmic Motor and Behavioral Intervention on Motor and Social Performance in Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Study.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- What scholarship on social timing and autism can learn from each other: A Comment on "The evolution of social timing" by Laura Verga, Sonja A. Kotz, and Andrea Ravignani.Physics of life reviews · 2024Article
- Enactivism in Autism Healthcare Practices: A Scoping Review.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
- Parental Social and Musical Characteristics, the Home Music Environment, and Child Language Development in Infancy.Infancy : the official journal of the International Society on Infant StudiesArticle
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Abstract
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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