Music interventions for children with autism: Narrative review of the literature

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1507-1514

  Simpson, Kate ^a   Keen, Deb ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autism; Intervention; Music; Review

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPREHENSION; FEAR; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; INFANTILE AUTISM; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MUSIC THERAPY; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHYTHM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIALIZATION;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; MUSIC; MUSIC THERAPY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 82955237545     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1172-y     Document Type: Article

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