Auditory-Motor Mapping Training as an Intervention to Facilitate Speech Output in Non-Verbal Children with Autism: A Proof of Concept Study

Catherine Y. Wan; Loes Bazen; Rebecca Baars; Amanda Libenson; Lauryn Zipse; Jennifer Zuk; Andrea Norton; Gottfried Schlaug

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0025505

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Auditory-Motor Mapping Training as an Intervention to Facilitate Speech Output in Non-Verbal Children with Autism: A Proof of Concept Study

Catherine Y. Wan ,

* E-mail: cwan@bidmc.harvard.edu

Affiliation Music and Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Loes Bazen,

Affiliation Music and Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Rebecca Baars,

Affiliation Music and Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Amanda Libenson,

Affiliation Music and Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Lauryn Zipse,

Affiliation Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Jennifer Zuk,

Affiliation Music and Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Andrea Norton,

Affiliation Music and Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Gottfried Schlaug

Affiliation Music and Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Auditory-Motor Mapping Training as an Intervention to Facilitate Speech Output in Non-Verbal Children with Autism: A Proof of Concept Study

Catherine Y. Wan,
Loes Bazen,
Rebecca Baars,
Amanda Libenson,
Lauryn Zipse,
Jennifer Zuk,
Andrea Norton,
Gottfried Schlaug

Published: September 29, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0025505

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Interested in correlations with motor development

Posted by LisaFassOTR on 24 Mar 2012 at 11:31 GMT

As an OT I have been looking into motor temporal-based rhythmic intervention programs. I am curious as to whether
AMMT has shown simultaneous improvements in motor function. I wonder if this research could include baseline-motor and post-motor assessments, or be paired with rhythmic motor interventions. Perhaps a study
using similar protocols including temporal-based movement would be useful. There are many programs using rhythm to teach motor skills that need research verification. As an OT I would be very interested in this. Lisa Fass lpfass@gmail.com

No competing interests declared.

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Auditory-Motor Mapping Training as an Intervention to Facilitate Speech Output in Non-Verbal Children with Autism: A Proof of Concept Study

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Interested in correlations with motor development

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