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A pilot study on the efficacy of melodic based communication therapy for eliciting speech in nonverbal children with autism . The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of melodic based communication therapy ( MBCT ) to traditional speech and language therapy for eliciting speech in nonverbal children with autism . Participants were 12 nonverbal children with autism ages 5 through 7 randomly assigned to either treatment group . Both groups made significant progress after treatment . The MBCT group progressed significantly in number of verbal attempts after weeks 1 through 4 and number of correct words after weeks 1 and 3 , while the traditional group progressed significantly after weeks 4 and 5 . No significant differences in number of verbal attempts or number of correct words were noted between groups following treatment . A significant number of new words were heard in the home environment for the MBCT group ( p = .04 ) . Participants in the MBCT group had more imitative attempts ( p = .03 ) . MBCT appears to be a valid form of intervention for children with autism .
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Intervention_Psychological
melodic based communication therapy
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Intervention_Psychological
melodic based communication therapy ( MBCT )
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Intervention_Psychological
traditional speech and language therapy
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Intervention_Psychological
MBCT
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Intervention_Psychological
MBCT
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Outcome_Mental
eliciting speech
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Outcome_Mental
eliciting speech
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Outcome_Other
progress
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Outcome_Mental
number of verbal attempts
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Outcome_Mental
number of correct words
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Outcome_Mental
number of verbal attempts
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Outcome_Mental
number of correct words
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Outcome_Mental
number of new words
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Outcome_Mental
imitative attempts
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Participant_Condition
nonverbal
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Participant_Age
children
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Participant_Condition
autism
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Participant_Sample-size
12
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Participant_Condition
nonverbal children
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Participant_Condition
autism
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Participant_Age
ages 5 through 7