As the incidence rate of Autism Spectrum Disorder(ASD) children has been increased year by year, it has become a very important and much-watched health problem facing human beings. This study summarized the effectiveness of music therapy on ASD children in the latest research at home and abroad, as well as the advantages of music therapy in promoting the language development of ASD children, improving attention deficit, reducing stereotyped behavior, and improving negative emotions. At the same time, it revealed how music therapy can improve the ability of face emotion recognition of ASD children, assist robots and family participation affect during the music therapy in ASD children. Finally, it summarized the guiding significance of music therapy for ASD children’s education practice and the enlightenment and prospect in future research.