A Pilot Study on the Efficacy of Melodic Based Communication Therapy for Eliciting Speech in Nonverbal Children with Autism

Autor/inn/en	Sandiford, Givona A.; Mainess, Karen J.; Daher, Noha S.
Titel	A Pilot Study on the Efficacy of Melodic Based Communication Therapy for Eliciting Speech in Nonverbal Children with Autism
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 43 (2013) 6, S.1298-1307 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-012-1672-z
Schlagwörter	Therapy; Autism; Family Environment; Nonverbal Communication; Young Children; Communication Strategies; Program Effectiveness; Speech Language Pathology; Comparative Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Therapie; Autismus; Familienmilieu; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Frühe Kindheit; Kommunikationsstrategie
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of Melodic Based Communication Therapy (MBCT) to traditional speech and language therapy for eliciting speech in nonverbal children with autism. Participants were 12 nonverbal children with autism ages 5 through 7 randomly assigned to either treatment group. Both groups made significant progress after treatment. The MBCT group progressed significantly in number of verbal attempts after weeks 1 through 4 and number of correct words after weeks 1 and 3, while the traditional group progressed significantly after weeks 4 and 5. No significant differences in number of verbal attempts or number of correct words were noted between groups following treatment. A significant number of new words were heard in the home environment for the MBCT group (p = 0.04). Participants in the MBCT group had more imitative attempts (p = 0.03). MBCT appears to be a valid form of intervention for children with autism. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10