The impact of fostering relationships through music within a special school classroom for students with autism spectrum disorder: An action research study

 

Music therapists have been working in special education settings for decades.  In fact, music therapy is now well known to be effective in addressing a variety of goals for children with disabilities – including social, communication, behavioral and physical domains.  As music therapy is observed to be effective with this population, some exploration has been made into helping teachers utilize music more effectively in their classrooms with the help of a music therapist.

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