Beth McLaughlin, LCAT, MSE, MT-BC
In this podcast, the author describes how she became acquainted with six young boys with autism spectrum disorder through their behaviors and developed a successful music therapy program that included the behavioral principles of discreet trial teaching. With input from families and the entire educational team, a learning environment was created that promoted full inclusion for each member of the group.
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About the Author:
Beth McLaughlin, LCAT, MT-BC is the coordinator of music therapy services and internship director at Wildwood School in Schenectady, New York. She has been providing music therapy services to children with autism spectrum disorder and complex learning disabilities since 1981. In addition to imagine, she has contributed chapters to the AMTA monograph Effective clinical practices in music therapy: Early childhood and school age educational settings (2006), and Courage, Heart and Wisdom: Essays on Autism published by Outskirts Press (2009). She has also recorded a collection of children’s songs entitled Songs for Stories. Contact: bmclaughlin@wildwood.edu
Suggested Citation:
McLaughlin, B. (Author). (2012, September 1). Putting the evidence into practice: Designing a plan for student success for children with ASD. Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz