La musicoterapia para desarrollar las habilidades cominicativas de los niños con trastorno del espectro autista

Abstract

The present literature review aims to identify the importance of music therapy for developing communication skills in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). A qualitative methodology was chosen, along with an analysis of articles related to these variables, which are available in the digital repositories of the Catholic University of Cuenca. The comparison made leads to the conclusion that music is an ideal strategy to stimulate communication skills, considering that music and emotional language transcend verbal and cognitive barriers, enabling children with ASD to express and understand their feelings in a more accessible and meaningful way. It is recognized that music therapy aids in the identification, expression, and regulation of each emotion and skill linked to communication, as well as in fostering empathy and understanding others’ emotions. It was determined that this artistic language energizes rhythm, melody, and structure, as children can capture and maintain attention in a way that facilitates their learning and appropriate cognitive development, as well as speech production, grammatical construction, and non-verbal communication.