Case report

https://doi.org/10.24869/psihei.2020.170

USE OF MUSIC THERAPY IN THE REHABILITATION OF PATIENTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS

Slavica Bevanda ; music professor, music therapist, NLP master practitioner

Abstract

This case study describes one-year treatment of a 30-year-old man with the autism spectrum disorder (ASD), with almost undeveloped speech. The improvement was achieved after weeksly one-hour music therapy sessions with an improvisational approach. The program of individual sessions is described in several phases and understood as a therapeutic process supervised by a mentor. A series of musical interventions and interaction in the form of a musical dialogue between the patient and the therapist had a beneficial influence on communication, undesired behaviour, and complete functioning of the patient.

Keywords

music therapy; musical improvisation; nonverbal communication

Hrčak ID:

242241

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/242241

Publication date:

3.8.2020.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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