GAMUT - The Grieg Academy Music Therapy Research Centre, NORCE Norwegian Research Center, Nygårdstangen, Postbox 22, 5838, Bergen, Norway.
Department of Music, GAMUT - The Grieg Academy Music Therapy Research Centre, University of Bergen, Postbox 7805, 5020, Bergen, Norway.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2020 Nov;50(11):3921-3934. doi: 10.1007/s10803-020-04448-w.
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.
本研究考察了音乐和情感协调是否可以预测自闭症儿童（4-7 岁，多数无/有限言语，低智商）在接受 12 个月的即兴音乐治疗后发生的变化。通过会话视频观察协调情况，并由盲评者和家长使用标准化工具（关系质量评估、即兴音乐治疗原则、ADOS、SRS）评估广义社交技能的变化。与较小的试点研究相比，我们没有发现协调与结果变化之间存在显著的影响，仅观察到方向相同的趋势。研究结果表明，症状严重程度与治疗师与孩子协调的能力有关。他们进一步提出了有关结果选择和用户参与的问题。
