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

Autor/inn/en	Mössler, Karin; Schmid, Wolfgang; Aßmus, Jörg; Fusar-Poli, Laura; Gold, Christian
Titel	Attunement in Music Therapy for Young Children with Autism: Revisiting Qualities of Relationship as Mechanisms of Change
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50 (2020) 11, S.3921-3934 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Mössler, Karin)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-020-04448-w
Schlagwörter	Music Therapy; Emotional Response; Young Children; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Predictor Variables; Interpersonal Competence; Diagnostic Tests; Observation; Outcomes of Treatment; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Severity (of Disability); Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule; Social Responsiveness Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Musiktherapie; Emotionales Verhalten; Frühe Kindheit; Autismus; Prädiktor; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Beobachtung; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Schweregrad
Abstract	This study examined whether musical and emotional attunement predicts changes in improvisational music therapy with children with autism (4-7 years, N = 101, majority: no/limited speech, low IQ), assessed over 12 months. Attunement, as observed from session videos, and changes in generalized social skills, judged by blinded assessors and parents, were evaluated using standardized tools (Assessment of the Quality of Relationship, Improvisational Music Therapy Principles, ADOS, SRS). In contrast to the smaller pilot, we did not find significant effects between attunement and changes in outcomes, only tendencies in the same direction are observed. Findings suggest that symptom severity is associated with the therapist's ability to attune to the child. They further raise questions concerning outcome selection and user involvement. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01