Music for autism: a protocol for an international randomized crossover trial on music therapy for children with autism.

ABSTRACT: The notion of a connection between autism and music is as old as the first reported cases of autism, and music has been used as a therapeutic tool for many decades. Music therapy holds promise as an intervention for individuals with autism, harnessing their strengths in music processing to enhance communication and expression. While previous randomized controlled trials have demonstrated positive outcomes in terms of global improvement and quality of life, their reliance on psychological outcomes restricts our understanding of underlying mechanisms. This paper introduces the protocol for the Music for Autism study, a randomized crossover trial designed to investigate the effects of a 12-week music therapy intervention on a range of psychometric, neuroimaging, and biological outcomes in sch

SUBMITTER: Ruiz M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10598663 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature