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The effects of improvisational music therapy on joint attention behaviors in autistic children : a randomized controlled study . The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of improvisational music therapy on joint attention behaviors in pre-school children with autism . It was a randomized controlled study employing a single subject comparison design in two different conditions , improvisational music therapy and play sessions with toys , and using standardized tools and DVD analysis of sessions to evaluate behavioral changes in children with autism . The overall results indicated that improvisational music therapy was more effective at facilitating joint attention behaviors and non-verbal social communication skills in children than play . Session analysis showed significantly more and lengthier events of eye contact and turn-taking in improvisational music therapy than play sessions . The implications of these findings are discussed further .
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Intervention_Educational
improvisational music therapy
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Intervention_Educational
improvisational music therapy and play sessions with toys
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Intervention_Educational
improvisational music therapy
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Outcome_Other
effects
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Outcome_Mental
facilitating joint attention behaviors
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Outcome_Mental
non-verbal social communication skills
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Outcome_Mental
significantly more and lengthier events of eye contact and turn-taking
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Participant_Condition
autistic
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Participant_Age
children
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Participant_Age
pre-school children
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Participant_Condition
autism
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Participant_Age
children
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Participant_Condition
autism