Music therapy and autism across the lifespan : a spectrum of approaches / edited by Henry Dunn, Elizabeth Coombes, Emma Maclean, Helen Mottram and Josie Nugent ; foreword by Adam Ockelford.

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2019.

398 pages ; 23 cm

tIntroduction / Henry Dunn -- Prelude : the unanswered question / Aurile Warwick -- Part 1 : improvisational approaches --- linical trials : are music therapists deluding themselves? / Amelia Oldfield, Laura Blauth, Johanna Finnemann and Orla Casey -- tEvolving a contemporary psychoanalytically informed relational music therapy with children with high-functioning autism in specialist school placements / Joy Gravestock -- 'Fight it Jake! Fight it' the ethics of encouragement with clients with an autistic spectrum condition / Robin Bates -- tMusical Interaction Therapy (MIT) for children with Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASCs) : underlying rationale, clinical practice and research evidence / Dawn Wimpory and Elise Gwilym -- Group clinical improvisation as a practice of ritual and connection for young people with Autistic Spectrun Conditions / Becky White --Shared experience : learning from other modalities in therapeutic work with an adult with an Autistic Spectrum Condition / Alastair Robertson -- Part 2 : Collaborative approaches -- tMusic therapy with children with Autistic Spectrum Conditions and their families / Josie Nugent -- tHow do music therapists share? Exploring collaborative approaches in educational settings for children with Autistic Spectrum Conditions / Emma Maclean and Claire Tillotson -- Finding a place : context-based music therapy in a transitional centre for children with Autistic Spectrum Conditions / Kate Fawcett -- A team approach to supporting Mark's journey to increased social engagement: music therapy work with a young man with autism / Cindy-Jo Morison -- Part 3 : Music therapy approaches connected with autistic identity and culture - tVoice and the autistic self: an exploration into how non-verbal voicework can support intersubjective relatedness / Tina Warnock -- Valuing neurodiversity : a humanistic, non-normative model of music therapy exploring Rogers' person-centred approach with young adults with Autism Spectrum Conditions / Beth Pickard -- Self-realisation in music therapy : developing insight into the young autistic person's sense of self in the quest for wholeness through a synthesis of music therapy, psychosynthesis and a developing sense of self / Peter Whelan -- Postlude : music therapy and autism across the lifespan / Elizabeth Coombes and Emma Maclean -- Appendix I : An example of integrating ideas from music therapy into classroom music making.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.