Application And Effectiveness of Music Therapy in The Rehabilitation of Children with Autism

Yuzhuo Liu; Yanxue Kuang

doi:10.54097/1755fk75

Authors

Yuzhuo Liu
Yanxue Kuang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/1755fk75

Keywords:

Music therapy; autism spectrum disorder; multi-intervention.

Abstract

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a type of neurodevelopmental disorder. Current mainstream intervention methods such as Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and language training have limitations in improving core deficits such as emotion regulation and social motivation in children with ASD. However, music therapy, with its unique advantage of multisensory integration, has shown potential in the rehabilitation of children with ASD. Nevertheless, current research on this method still has many loopholes in terms of mechanism of action, method standardization, and cultural adaptability, providing a research space for this study. The analysis is conducted from three dimensions: language ability improvement, social interaction improvement, and emotion regulation optimization. By selecting and analyzing existing studies, this revew mphasiz the synergistic effects of music therapy combined with multiple interventions in the rehabilitation of children with ASD, also pointed out existing limitations such as insufficient standardization of intervention protocols and lack of cultural adaptation. Future studies should conduct multi-center trials and establish cross-cultural adaptation frameworks and provide more strategies of standardizing the intervention and introducing better objective index.

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