This edition of the MTRB features three research posters presented at the 2010 AMTA conference in Cleveland, Ohio with the specific focus of music therapy and children with autism spectrum disorder.

Communicative Acts in Music Therapy Interventions With and Without Aided Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems
Anita Gadberry (University of Kansas)

The Effect of Pitch, Rhythm, and Harmony on Short- and Long-Term Sequential Visual Memory in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Todd Schwarzberg and Michael Silverman (University of Minnesota)

Using Music to Facilitate In-School Transitions for Students with Autism
Ellen DeHavilland and Leslie Hunter (Rochester, NY)