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Complementary Therapies 
Auditory Training
Auditory training may be useful to children who are over or undersensitive to sound. This therapy is done by an audiologist that is trained in the method. "The listener receives 18 to 20 listening sessions, and each listening session lasts for 1/2 hour. In most cases, the listener has two sessions a day for 10 days. At some AIT clinics, the listening sessions are given for 10 consecutive days; however, it is also acceptable to have a 1- or 2-day break after 5 days of listening. The number of sessions and length of the sessions are not subject to change until formal research procedures determine that such changes are beneficial." From Basic Information about Auditory Integration Training (AIT) by Stephen Edelson, PhD. Auditory Integration Training or AIT was "developed by Dr. Guy Berard, a practicing otolaryngologist (Ear, Nose and Throat or ENT physician) in France. Dr. Berard originally invented AIT to rehabilitate disorders of the auditory system, such as hearing loss or hearing distortion (hyper-acute or asymmetrical hearing)." During Auditory Integration Training, music from a stereo system (i.e., CD or cassette player) is sent through a specialized electronic device. The electronic device randomizes and filters the frequencies from the music source and sends these modified sounds into the trainee's ears through a set of headphones.This training is appropriate for children with ASD, APDs, Learning Disablities and other conditions. See the website for more information. Auditory Training information and links from BBB-Autism. Auditory Verbal Training - for children who are hard-of-hearing or deaf. The Auditory Verbal Approach has been proven to be a viable communication option for children with significant hearing loss. AVT defined by Ellen A. Rhoades, Ed.S., Cert. AVT: "A systematic empirically-based positive family-focused, child-driven, objective-oriented intervention that is constructed on a naturalistic cognitively-oriented auditory comprehension-based developmental model." Tomatis Listening Therapy - French physician Dr. Albert A.Tomatis discovered a relationship between listening and learning. According to medical studies, he found that the music has a profound effect on the human mind, body, and spirit. Children with ADD, ASD, dyslexia, disfluency and other conditions respond very well to Tomatis listening therapy. |
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