Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects 1 in 68 children in the United States today. Some of the defining characteristics of this disorder are: social and communication deficits, problems maintaining and establishing relationships, and abnormal communication behaviors. There is no cure for this disorder, so music therapy is an “evidence-based” treatment method used to alleviate patients' symptoms and peculiarities. Music therapy includes elements of “meaningful and flexible” treatment modalities, as musical experiences are inherently structured, yet creative. People with ASD demonstrate enhanced pitch and/or melodic perception, so they understand and appreciate music more than the average human. Most patients with ASD between the ages of 5 and 22 years had strong activations of cortical language and auditory areas when exposed to singing. These areas coincide with increased activation of front-to-posterior networks, suggesting that people with ASD can better process musical stimuli and that music can help support the learning curve of deficits, including social skills, which is often the harder side effect to progress with. The structural rhythmic component of music provides the skills to help children with ASD organize, predict, and respond to the environment.