Research indicates that music therapy can improve social skills in children with autism, however the researchers felt that more information was needed on the use of music therapy interventions to determine the impact of group music therapy. The objective of this study was to examine the effects of a music therapy group intervention on eye gaze, joint attention, and initiation of communication in children with ASD. These three behaviors were chosen to be able to measure specific responses that fall into the category of “social behaviors.” Social skills demand the interplay of perceiving multiple sources of sensory stimuli, placing context to understand the intentions of others, formulating a response, and then…