Acta Psychopathologica Open Access

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Julia Koifman

Department of Slavic Studies, Atlantic International University, Honolulu, United States

Publications
  • Review Article   
    Music Therapy for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
    Author(s): Julia Koifman*

    Music Therapy (MT) is a way of helping people with a range of disorders. It involves listening to music, talking about it, and singing, dancing, or making music. MT is a general psychotherapeutic help to people with different disorders. This article researches people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and music as a way of treating them. ASD children find it challenging to interact with others, and music, as an ancient form of communication, does not require people to have verbal abilities. Music is the language of art, which goes beyond words and speaks with commonly understood images and emotions, so it can be adapted to meet the needs and tastes of each person. MT is based on music's therapeutic effect on a person's psychological state. ASD is characterized by marked and pervasive deficits in social interaction and communication, limited interests, and repetitive activitie.. View More»

    DOI: 10.4172/2469-6676-9.2.011

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