Using a Music Therapy Collaborative Consultative Approach - World ...

Rather, it was the intent to demonstrate the progress that might be accomplished by young
children with autism through the use of individualized song interventions more generally.
Further study should delve more deeply into specific intervention contours that result in
divergent outcome levels.
Several issues should be addressed in future studies. Future studies should also
investigate the effects of musical elements, such as expression or change in melody, tempo
and dynamics on the behavior of young children with autism. It would also be valuable to
investigate social acceptance of, and attitude changes toward, children with autism in
inclusive childcare programs resulting from music therapy interventions. In order to
understand the generalizability of the intervention, replication with multiple participants is
warranted. Further research is desirable that will provide evidence that music therapy
interventions can be implemented as embedded strategies in childcare settings.
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