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Music As a Coping Strategy for Autism Spectrum Disorder (Janiseg1031)

Autism Spectrum Disorder is a developmental disorder that affects behavior, development, and communication in individuals at varying levels. A study done in 2006  showed that music therapy worked best in improving the results of both short and medium term results of autism spectrum disorder patients. The study assessed improvements in the normal areas of issue for those with ASD: verbal communication, social interactions, emotional reciprocity, and initiating behavior. These results were better than other standard methods used to enhance skills in those with ASD. The standard treatment for those with ASD, is placebo therapy which, in the study, had worse results than that of the music method.