How Technology Applied to Music-Therapy and Sound-Based Activities Addresses Motor and Social Skills in Autistic Children

Autism affects how people perceive and make sense of the world around them. Autism is a spectrum condition which impacts people in different ways. Also referred to as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), it is characterized by challenges in the domains of social, cognitive and motor functioning, which di...

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Veröffentlicht in:Multimodal technologies and interaction Jg. 5; H. 3; S. 11
Hauptverfasser: Ragone, Grazia, Good, Judith, Howland, Kate
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: MDPI AG 01.03.2021
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autism
autism spectrum disorder
motion caption
motor skills
music-therapy technology
social skills
ISSN:2414-4088, 2414-4088
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Zusammenfassung:Autism affects how people perceive and make sense of the world around them. Autism is a spectrum condition which impacts people in different ways. Also referred to as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), it is characterized by challenges in the domains of social, cognitive and motor functioning, which differ in severity. Previous research suggests that music can have cognitive, psychosocial, behavioural, and motor benefits in this population. We systematically review the use of technology in Music-therapy and related sound-based activities to improve the motor and social skills of children. In May 2020 we conducted a systematic search on Music-therapy and musical activities for autistic children in research databases including Science Direct, APA PsycNet, Cochrane, IEE and Web of Science, to collect relevant studies. We initially collected 5179 papers of which only 27 studies were identified as suitable for the scope of this review. In the paper, we analyse and describe key characteristics of each project. We then highlight the commonalities, strengths and limitations of existing work, and identify implications for future interaction design.
ISSN:2414-4088
2414-4088
DOI:10.3390/mti5030011