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Autism[edit] With the increase of children diagnosed with autism, doctors have been on the search for a method that increases daily functions and decreases the struggles that autistic children and adults face. Many years of research and many studies later, doctors have seen a trend of improvement in children and adults dealing with autism from participating in music therapy. Music therapy has been a way to help improve the lives of lots of autistic children and adults recently. "A 2004 study from the Journal of Music Therapy found that music in interventions used with children and teens with ASD can improve social behaviors, increase focus and attention, increase communication attempts (vocalizations, verbalizations, gestures, and vocabulary), reduce anxiety, and improve body awareness and coordination" (Marcela De Vivo). Music is commonly used because it can stimulate both sides of the brain, rather than just one. Music therapists work to help increase communication skills and lower the anxiety these patients deal with daily. For example, people who have autism struggle with sensory overloads and sound sensitivities that can be very difficult for them to manage. Taking part in music therapy allows for the growth of the ability to cope with certain sound sensitivities. Allowing these individuals to be exposed to different sounds and noises and having to learn how to handle them in the best way possible has had a major beneficial impact on these children and adults. Aside from the many psychological impacts music therapy has on these patients, music therapy is also fun and an exciting part of these patients days. Many studies show that these activities involving music bring joy to these individuals and their families. Music therapy has had a major impact on the lives of children and adults diagnosed with autism and the effects of these sessions on the public will continue to increase as time goes on.