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The Improvement Of Verbal And Nonverbal Communication In A Teenage Male With Autism Spectrum Disorder In Music Therapy: A Clinical Case Research Study, Kaitlin A. Pisarczyk
The Improvement Of Verbal And Nonverbal Communication In A Teenage Male With Autism Spectrum Disorder In Music Therapy: A Clinical Case Research Study, Kaitlin A. Pisarczyk
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This study aims to investigate the impact of music therapy on nonverbal and verbal communication behaviors of a 13 year old male diagnosed with autism. A single-case study design was used, collecting both quantitative and qualitative data. Qualitative data included analysis of the clinician/ researcher’s session notes and personal reflections over six months. Video recordings of three sessions in the last two months of the treatment were collected as quantitative data. The client’s nonverbal and verbal behaviors in the recorde sessions were assessed by the clinician/researcher and her supervisor using an assessment tool designed by the researcher. Quantitative results indicated …