Approaches to Autism, S2E2: Music Therapy

Nov 2

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Dr. Stephen Shore and Rob Bernstein discuss the benefits of Music Therapy for those on the autism spectrum. In episode 2 of this season, panelist Jacqueline Birnbaum of the Nordoff-Robbins Center for Music Therapy, and who has been Chairperson of the Credentialing Committee for the American Association for Music Therapy and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Certification Board for Music Therapists, and Dr. Jeanne Eichler, Occupational Therapist, Music Therapist, and Assistant Research Professor at the University of Arkansas, will detail various aspects of music therapy and its usefulness for all ages.

Articles & Further Information

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Attunement in Music Therapy for Young Children with Autism: Revisiting Qualities of Relationship as Mechanisms of Change

The impact of imitation on engagement in minimally verbal children with autism during improvisational music therapy

Profiles of the Most Preferred and the Most Effective Music Therapy Approaches Being Utilized with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders According to the Opinions of Music Therapists in the U.S.

Music as a Therapeutic Intervention with Autism: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Effects of Improvisational Music Therapy vs Enhanced Standard Care on Symptom Severity Among Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: The TIME-A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Commentary: Actually, Music Therapy Does Work

The therapeutic relationship as predictor of change in music therapy with young children with autism spectrum disorder.

Music improves social communication and auditory–motor connectivity in children with autism

“Sounds good, but… what is it?” An introduction to outcome measurement from a music therapy perspective

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Robert J. Bernstein, MA

Robert J. Bernstein, MA has devoted his career to improving the lives of children, teenagers, and adults on the autism spectrum. He developed his cognitive-based, developmental approach for more than thirty years with clients ranging from toddlers to older adults.

Jacqueline Birnbaum

Ms. Birnbaum graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Human Development and Family Studies and went on to earn a Masters Degree in Early Childhood Education. In 1996, she assumed her current position at the Nordoff-Robbins Center where her responsibilities include clinical work, supervision of fieldwork students and certification candidates, programming and the day-to-day operations of the Center.

Jeanne Eichler, Ed.D., MOT, OTR/L, MT

Jeanne Eichler, Ed.D., MOT, OTR/L, MT is a Music Therapist (BMT), Occupational Therapist (MOT), and Educator (Ed.D.) Her private practice TEMPEAUX, LLC/OT on Campus offers customized home, school, and workplace programs and services for adolescents, young adults, and their caregivers.

Stephen Shore, Ed.D.

Diagnosed with "Atypical Development and strong autistic tendencies" and "too sick" for outpatient treatment, Dr. Shore was recommended for institutionalization. Nonverbal until four, and with much support from his parents, teachers, wife, and others, Stephen is now a professor at Adelphi University where his research focuses on matching best practice to the needs of people with autism.

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