Autism-A developmental disorder with difficulties of social interaction, communication, and restricted/repetitive behavior.
Music therapy, sensory integration and the autistic child
Berger, D., & NetLibrary, Inc. (2002). Music therapy, sensory integration and the autistic child. London: Jessica Kingsley.
The author of this book has the reader think about the aspects of autism and sensory integration. The author provides detail of letting the reader understand autism as not a cause of a behavior, and the role sensory integration adapts into people’s lives. The author provides ways of implementing music for sensory integration and how it can be used in a music therapy session. There are approaches that integrate physiological knowledge and various instruments can stimulate certain senses. Chapter 10 explains the terms of adapting and adjusting for music therapy. This book would greatly benefit me in knowing how I could properly plan and implement a proper intervention with the right tools for a client diagnosed with autism.
DSM-5 handbook of differential diagnosis
American Psychiatric Association Content Provider. (2014). DSM-5 handbook of differential diagnosis. Washington, D.C: First, M., Frances, Allen, Pincus, Harold Alan.
The authors and researchers of this book presented methods of improving skills of comprehending differential diagnosis. The book explains ways of recognizing issues that come with a diagnosis through a six-step diagnostic framework. The authors and researchers presented how differentiated diagnosis is approached from the bottom up. The decisions found in the tree diagnosis must be considered in a particular symptom. Which then offers decision points that reflect the thought process of choosing a symptom. This book would help me understand the origin of a diagnosis of autism and think about the symptoms that come with it. Reading from the tree has helped me understand what traits are aligned with autism and how I can approach methods to combat them.
Broder-Fingert, S., Feinberg, E., & Silverstein, M. (2017). Music Therapy for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. JAMA, 318(6), 523-524.
Authors and researchers of this article presented a randomized clinical trial of improvisational music therapy for young children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. The study was made to evaluate the effect of music therapy in contrast to standard care symptom severity among these children. The research was conducted placing children in music therapy and a standard care group. The end of the trial showed that among the children, improvisational music therapy did not show significant differences in symptom severity. This finding begged the question if music therapy should continue with ASD. Perhaps the method they used did not work well for the group used. There is a possibility that there were not enough participants when this system was in developement, and it may have been difficult how well it would work for a diverse group. My stance of course is that it should, given the circumstance of this article, I can use this to see what worked and what does not for this population in working with them.
Dimitriadis, T., & Smeijsters, H. (2011). Autistic spectrum disorder and music therapy: Theory underpinning practice. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy,20(2), 108-122.
The authors and researchers of this article go into detail of how beneficial music therapy can be to a person diagnosed with autism. The article explains that most children who are diagnosed are not necessarily interested with music and its components, but rather with communicating through sound. The reading breaks down the role of music therapy from a perspective of psychological development to a neuropsychological point of view. We read that with music, it’s not about the aesthetic meaning of the music, it depends on how communicatively meaningful it is. The benefit I received of this article is remembering the preference of the client and be mindful of how they would want to communicate through music.
Raglio, A., Traficante, D., & Oasi, O. (2011). Autism and music therapy. Intersubjective approach and music therapy assessment. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, 20(2), 123-141.
The authors and researchers of this article focused on an improvisational music therapy approach. The researchers conducted and implemented an approach based on anaylis made from previous sessions. The aspects were played in part based on the approach, whether it involved non-verbal and sonorous-musical and the instruments being used. The procedure was done by using a video recording to capture a therapy session. The results showed an increase with physical contact. This article is helpful for me in approaching a music therapy session and knowing what aspects I can focus on for the patient.