Case Examples of Music Therapy for Autism and Rett Syndrome

  • Case Examples of Music Therapy for Autism and Rett Syndrome
  • Author: Bruscia, Kenneth E.
  • E-ISBN: 9781937440169


Case examples provide very unique and valuable insights into how different forms of therapy are practiced, as well as how clients respond to those therapies. This e-book contains 12  previously published case studies on how music therapy has been used to help individuals  with autism or Rett syndrome improve their quality of life. Each case details the process by which therapist and client engage in music experiences that enable the client to explore and better utilize the personal resources needed to address his or her own therapeutic needs.  The aim of the book is to provide practical information to students and professionals in music therapy and related fields and to inform all those affected by autism or Rett syndrome about the potential benefits of music therapy.

 

 
 

Table of Contents

CASE ONE

Addressing Core Features of Autism: Integrating Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy (NRMT) within the Developmental, Individual-Difference, Relationship-Based (DIR®)/FloortimeTM Model

John Carpente

CASE TWO

Music Therapy for a Nonverbal Autistic Adult

Ginger Clarkson

CASE THREE

Establishing Communication with a Boy with Autism Utilizing Recorded Music

Barbara Crowe

CASE FOUR

Melodic Song as Crying—Rhythmic Song as Laughing: A Case Study of Vocal Improvisation with an Autistic Child

Gianluigi DiFranco

CASE FIVE

The Girl Who Barked: Object Relations Music Psychotherapy With An Eleven-Year Old Autistic Female

Janice Dvorkin and Misty Erlund

CASE SIX

Original Song Drawings in the Treatment of A Developmentally Disabled, Autistic Adult

Rosemary Fischer

CASE SEVEN

Henry’s Transition through Music

Rika Ikuno

CASE EIGHT

Sharing Sessions with John

Anna Jones and Amelia Oldfield

CASE NINE

Off-Beat Music Therapy: A Psychoanalytic Approach to Autism

Edith Lecourt

CASE TEN

Meeting Rich: Individual Music Therapy with a Man Who Has Severe Disabilities

Roya Rafieyan

CASE ELEVEN

Unravelling Hidden Resources of a Girl with Rett Syndrome

Cochavit Elefant

CASE TWELVE

Music Therapy for a Girl with Rett’s Syndrome: Balancing Structure and Freedom

Tony Wigram