Music therapy as a therapeutic tool in improving the social skills of autistic children

Table 1 Total social skill rating in active intervention and passive group of ASD children

Group	Test	No	Mean	SD
Intervention active group	Pre-test	26	74.08	7.39
	Post-test	26	114.85	15.07
	Follow-up	26	82.46	18.73
Control passive group	Pre-test	26	72.31	7.30
	Post-test	26	112.62	15.27
	Follow-up	26	78.73	14.99

Using childhood autism rating scale (CARS), 54 children with mild to severe autism were selected through convenience sampling and assigned into two groups: active and passive MT groups. Both the intervention group consisted of 26 children. Social skills of both groups were measured and recorded with the help of Triad Social Skill rating system scale