Music Therapy with Autistic Children: Creating an Intersubjective Field of Play through Improvisation

Jacqueline C. Birnbaum; Zachary Kandler; Mariana Aslan; Jenny Hoi Yan Fu; Alan Turry

doi:10.1080/07351690.2023.2185070

Music Therapy with Autistic Children: Creating an Intersubjective Field of Play through Improvisation

Jacqueline C. Birnbaum, Zachary Kandler, Mariana Aslan, Jenny Hoi Yan Fu, Alan Turry

Music and Performing Arts Professions

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This article considers the value of improvisational music therapy in cultivating intersubjective states between autistic clients and therapists. The authors first describe the potential therapeutic resources in live and individually-tailored musical experiences for autistic people, followed by a theoretical explanation of music and intersubjectivity. Finally, four music therapy cases from The Nordoff-Robbins Center for Music Therapy at NYU highlight various perspectives about music therapy and intersubjectivity with autistic children. Video excerpts of sessions are included.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	232-246
Number of pages	15
Journal	Psychoanalytic Inquiry
Volume	43
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/07351690.2023.2185070
State	Published - 2023

Keywords

Music
Nordoff-Robbins
autism
case study
improvisation
intersubjectivity
music therapy

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