W - Chapter 23: MT for Children with ASD

Question 1

Characteristics of ASD

Answer 1

• challenges in ability to relate and communicate

- sensitive to changes in environment

Question 2

Deficits in social communication

Answer 2

1. social emotional reciprocity
2. nonverbal communication
3. establishing relationships

Question 3

Deficits in interests and behaviours

Answer 3

1. stereotyped or repetitive motor movements
2. insistence on sameness
3. fixated interests
4. hyper or hypo activity

Question 4

Relationship-Based MT Framwork

Answer 4

• focus on fostering musical-social-emotional skills

- therapist and child work together in musical play

Question 5

Transformational Design Model

Answer 5

• begins with assessments and creating goals
• considers functional nonmusical exercises that could be used to reach goals
• translation into a musical exercise
• generalization from music experience to normal environment