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  • Essay / Music therapy for children with autism spectrum...

    Proposed topicThe proposed topic is to develop an appropriate musical intervention that will improve the language skills of students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Because music uses the whole brain, singing improves the language skills of children with ASD. Children with ASD tend to be more focused and willing to use verbal communication through motivating musical activities that include body percussion rhythms, vocalizations, and singing (Berger, 2002). Rhythm plays an important role in language; therefore, the use of singing, spoken music, and percussive Orff instruments improves speech and language awareness in children with ASD. The doctoral research will develop appropriate vocal techniques, singing activities, and props to improve the language skills of students with ASD.IntroductionThe autism epidemic hypothesis states that the increasing rate of children diagnosed with ASD is real (Bishop, 2008). Autism spectrum disorders affect one in 150 American children and appear within the first three years (Lim, 2009). However, not all autistic children have the same results. ASD is a variety of complex neurodevelopmental disorders that range from deficits in learning, language development, and social interaction to high-functioning autistic individuals capable of developing "little teacher" language and reciting poetry. word-for-word literature (Dawson and Ozonoff 2002). ).This article has two purposes: to examine language development in children with ASD and to discuss the impact of singing on language development in children with ASD. Language development is important in children with ASD. In fact, delayed language development is one of the reasons parents refer children with ASD...... middle of article...... Rasmessen, 2007; Kangas et al., 2011).Music therapyMusic engages the whole brain (Hodges, 2006), it is a physical activity that allows learning at different levels and conditions (Strickland, 2002; Hodges, 2006). For example, language skills in someone with a neurological disorder or brain injury may be impossible, but singing is possible because the region of the brain that processes music is not damaged (L'Etoile, 2006) . Music therapy is considered an appropriate approach to treating language, social skills, and communication in children with ASD (Adameck et al., 2008; Lim, 2010; Overy, 2009) because it “engages in activity multisensory and social” (Overy and Molnar). -Szakacs, 2009. p. The music therapist works with music teachers to build a musical environment that will meet the needs of students (Gallegos, 2006).