Positive outcomes following participation in a music intervention for adolescents and young adults on the autism spectrum

Psychology of Music

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 201-215

  Hillier, Ashleigh ^a   Greher, Gena ^a   Poto, Nataliya ^a   Dougherty, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Autism spectrum; Music intervention; Peer relationships; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901084728     PISSN: 03057356     EISSN: 17413087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0305735610386837     Document Type: Article

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