Music Therapy for Autism

Autistic children often exhibit a high level of preference for the music modality; have a highly accurate memory for song lyrics, better initiation of singing as compared to speaking. Participating in music therapy allows the autistic child an opportunity to experience non-threatening outside stimulation, as they don't engage in direct human contact. Music therapy helps in:

• Teaching social skills
• Encourages desire to communicate
• Improves language comprehension
• Aid in memorizing
• Encourages the patient to attend to the task given
• Enhances motor abilities
• Acts as a behavior/ sensory concern
• Makes creative self expression possible
• Decreasing echolalia