Social Emotional Effects of Drumtastic: A Dyadic within-Group Drumming Pilot Program for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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dc.contributor.authorWillemin, Trason
dc.contributor.authorLitchke, Lyn G.
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Ting
dc.contributor.authorEkins, Carrie
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-26T20:13:48Z
dc.date.available2020-05-26T20:13:48Z
dc.date.issued2018-01
dc.description.abstractEducators and practitioners working with children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are concerned with deficits in positive affect and social-emotional reciprocity, which may affect their daily living and school success. This pilot study explored the social-emotional impact of eight one-hour sessions of a novel dyadic within-group drumming program called Drumtastic for children with ASD at a four-week summer camp. Participants were 14 children diagnosed with ASD ranging in age from 5-14 years. Paired sample t-test revealed that children with ASD scored significantly higher on the posttest on Smiley-o-meter, t(13) = -2.193, p = 0.047 and Fun-o-meter, t(13) = -2.235, p=.044 when compared to their pretest scores. The Social Personal Relationship Scale showed a trend for improvement but did not elicit a statistically significant change in children's social and personal skills. These results suggest that the children with ASD significantly improved in the domains of enjoyment and fun, and showed a positive trend for developing improved social relationships with peers and camp counselor partners.
dc.description.departmentHealth and Human Performance
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dc.format.extent10 pages
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dc.identifier.citationWillemin, T., Litchke, L. G., Liu, T., & Ekins, C. (2018). Social emotional effects of Drumtastic: A dyadic within-group drumming pilot program for children with autism spectrum disorder. International Journal of Special Education, 33(1), pp. 94-103.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/10318
dc.language.isoen
dc.sourceInternational Journal of Special Education, 2018, Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 94-103.
dc.subjectdrums alive
dc.subjectdyadic drumming
dc.subjectsocial relationship
dc.subjectaffect
dc.subjectautism
dc.titleSocial Emotional Effects of Drumtastic: A Dyadic within-Group Drumming Pilot Program for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
dc.typeArticle

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