Investigating the Effectiveness of a Developmental, Individual Difference, Relationship-Based (DIR) Improvisational Music Therapy Program on Social Communication for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Journal Article Investigating the Effectiveness of a Developmental, Individual Difference, Relationship-Based (DIR) Improvisational Music Therapy Program on Social Communication for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Get access John A Carpente, PhD, MT-BC, LCAT John A Carpente, PhD, MT-BC, LCAT Associate Professor 1Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY Founder/Director, Rebecca Center for Music Therapy at Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY Address correspondence concerning this article to John A. Carpente, PhD, MT-BC, LCAT, The Rebecca Center for Music Therapy at Molloy College, 1000 Hempstead Ave., NY Rockville Centre 11571. E-mail: jcarpente@molloy.edu Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Music Therapy Perspectives, Volume 35, Issue 2, October 2017, Pages 160–174, https://doi.org/10.1093/mtp/miw013 Published: 27 June 2016 Article history Received: 29 January 2015 Revision received: 01 May 2016 Accepted: 16 May 2016 Published: 27 June 2016