Although MIT is a useful method for speech therapy in Broca aphasia and autism, but there is not enough research about that in different languages.Why? Please give me your opinion about that.
Melodic intonation therapy is a method for speech therapy based on prosody.
Melodic intonation therapy is a method for speech therapy based on prosody.
It's a therapy used by speech-language pathologists and music therapists to help individuals who have communication disorders. It uses elements of singing to increase speaking ability, where the singing is gradually changed and the musical element removed, leaving only speech.
For example, Gabrielle Giffords (a congresswoman who was shot in the head) has been using MIT to improve her speech after her trauma left her unable to speak, but able to sing.
I have some articles about its positive effects in aphasia and autism.
MIT is a therapy that is directed at getting fluent speech from individuals with non-fluent aphasia/apraxia. Therapy taps into the right brain's ability to process intonation, whether from music, melodies, or inflections used in speech (e.g., the pitch at the end of a sentence going up when a question is being asked), and uses this as a "lubricant" (if you will) for (more) fluent speech....but I can't say that I'm aware of research related to autism and MIT.
I'm curious, Neda, why you posted the question if you have done research regarding the topic? Was it to introduce the information?
Thank you for your consideration. Probably, I didn't design my question in a good way. I want to gather some information about researchers' familiarity with melodic intonation therapy. How much is it well-known for its positive effects? Because, unfortunately, although it is effective in speech therapy, there is not enough research about that in different languages.I don't know why, may be for its difficulties . I thought it is a way for encourage the researchers to think about that for speech therapy and I didn't have any other decision. I appreciate all of researchers whom give me their information about that.
Dear Virginia , according to your opinion I ask my question in other way.
I hope the new question , helps to change this misunderstanding. thanks again.
Thank you for the clarification, Neda. That makes perfect sense. Wishing you the best of luck on your research.
I think what you will find is that music therapists and speech therapists in the US are familiar with the concept. I can't presume to know its familiarity in other countries.
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