Lim (music therapy, Sam Houston State U.) outlines a music-based approach that music therapists, speech and language pathologists, special education teachers, parents, and other professionals, as well as researchers and academics, can use to improve the speech and language skills of children with autism spectrum disorders. She begins with theories and research on the perception and production of speech and music in children with autism, and their common principles, mechanisms, and basic similarities, then discusses the clinical implications of her approach (developmental speech-language training through music (DSLM)) and its treatment protocols; specific interventions for verbal production, vocabulary, listening, receptive language, social interaction, and other areas; and applications to applied behavior analysis verbal behavior approaches. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)