Indian Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
Published March 30, 2023 | Version v1
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Music Therapy in Childhood Neurodevelopmental Disorders

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The  global  prevalence  of  neurodevelopmental  disorders  (NDDs)  has  been  on  a  rising  trend  in  

the past decade. Currently, no definitive treatment  exists and the prime focus stays on rehabilitation  

strategies  when  it  comes  to  managing  children  with    developmental    disabilities.   Alternative  

interventions, therefore, have gained considerable  interest  among  researchers.  One  such  form  of  

intervention  utilizes  music  therapeutically  to  target  diverse  neural  networks   pertaining  to  

cognitive, sensorimotor and language functions.  Although     various     studies     have     reported  

conflicting results regarding the therapeutic value  of use of music therapy in children with NDDs,  

the  existing  body  of  evidence  is  encouraging.Largely, children with autism spectrum disorders,  

cerebral  palsy  and  specific  learning  disability  (dyslexia)    have    demonstrated    a    favorable  

response  to  some  extent.  However,  no  uniform  consensus  exists  among  the  published  studies  

with respect to acoustic features, type of musical  instrument employed, and duration of intervention  

and    outcome    measures.    Neurophysiological  correlates  of  music  training  explored  by  the  

limited available imaging studies have provided  further insight into this complementary treatment  

approach.  In  this  article,  we  aimed  to  provide  a  comprehensive  review  of  the  effect  of  music  

in  the  modulation  of  various  developmental  processes and evidence from literature regarding  

the role of music therapy in the rehabilitation of  common neurodevelopmental disorders.

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