Music Therapy helps to strengthen sound perception in stroke patients through melody and rhythm of the music, and  understand language through lyrics and singing. Music is differentiated by the left brain that understands lyrics and differentiates rhythms and the right brain understands the melody. 

Benefit of Music Therapy on Stroke Patients 

Adolescents with ASD desire for peer interaction and are likely to experience loneliness during this stage of life. Musical experience helps by excluding dangerous social experience and reduce anxiety that happens during social interaction and improve social skills. 

Use of Music Intervention to Improve Social Skills In Adolescents with ASD. 

Neurological Music Therapy (NMT) includes twenty standardized techniques which are divided into three areas: sensorimotor, language and speech that treat neurodevelopmental disorders like ASD. 

Neurological Music Therapy (NMT) 

ASD and Rhett Syndrome can be detected early in infants when there is disorganized rhythm and synchrony. Rhythm plays an important role in motor control, cognitive functions, and sensory perception in fetus and after birth which is why rhythm is also associated with ASD, Neural malfunction and language problems. 

Music Therapy, Rhythm and ASD 

Music Therapy is found to be effective to decrease depression and anxiety, help adults suffered from a stroke and children with autism with their attention span, improve mood and help with social skills and behavior. 

University of Minnesota

Music therapy helps patients grow spiritually, emotionally, socially and mentally including improving their cognitive, motor skills and behavior by part taking in writing, listening and discussing songs

Physical medicine & Rehabilitation: Music Therapy 

Music therapy. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei. (n.d.). https://www1.cgmh.org.tw/intr/intr2/c3390/en/music-therapy.htm 


Reference to Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation: Music Therapy 

Music Therapy helps children with behavior, communication, attention and motivation by using two approaches that includes either group sessions or one on one sessions where the therapist plays a piano or guitar to keep children in rhythm. 

Approaches of Music Therapy with Children 

Effectiveness of Music Therapy 

Active Music Therapy is when during the therapy session, patients participants either by playing instruments, dancing with music or singing. 

Active Music Therapy 

Passive Music Therapy is also known as Sensory Music Therapy when during therapy sessions, patients listen to music they are familiar with that creates an environment for patients to feel safe and comfortable. 

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