7 year-old nonverbal child with autism speaks after Melodic Based Communication Therapy

(Visit www.melospeech.com for more information on how you can be trained in M.B.C.T.) Child was age 7 at the time of the video and nonverbal prior to intervention (5 weeks/4x week of MBCT). Video shows one of the child's first sessions and one of his last sessions. Note the changes in the child's language and behavior over time. For a link to a cheat sheet containing more specific steps see the article on the published study, "A Pilot Study on the Efficacy of Melodic Based Communication Therapy for Eliciting Speech in Nonverbal Children with Autism" published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders or access the cheat sheet via the Melodic Based Communication Therapy application for use on the iPad. Permission was obtained to use this video. Two videos have been added showing the child three years later.