Guest guest Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 We had this when we did Tomatis. By day 2, my child wore it. The facilitator kept running after him and putting the phones back on. No matter how many times he took it off, she was right there to put it back on. " No! They stay on! " She said it firmly and then she smiled when he did it. For some kiddos, she used a girl's stretchy headband or a sports band you use to keep the sweat out of your eyes when you play tennis.( I got one at Academy.) By day 3, everyone and I mean everyone kept them on. It was amazing to me. By day 2, I was sitting there saying " No! It stays on! " the 2 times he tried to remove it. By the end of the first hour, he just kept them on. Good Luck! Fran Subject: headphone woes..... To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy Date: Monday, June 23, 2008, 1:56 PM My son, Ben, is starting AIT therapy this week. It requires him to wear headphones and he doesn't keep them on. Does anyone have a child who had done this therapy but didn't like the headphones? He's also 14 and pretty strong. If anyone has a suggestion, I'd really appreciate it. a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Maybe try different types of headphones. There are the over the head, behind the neck, hang on the ear and ear bud types. Does Jeff have a Bluetooth he uses with his phone? Might get him to mimic dad. {smile} Tonya From: Texas-Autism-Advocacy [mailto:Texas-Autism-Advocacy ] On Behalf Of a Sell Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 1:56 PM To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy Subject: headphone woes..... My son, Ben, is starting AIT therapy this week. It requires him to wear headphones and he doesn't keep them on. Does anyone have a child who had done this therapy but didn't like the headphones? He's also 14 and pretty strong. If anyone has a suggestion, I'd really appreciate it. a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 My sons seemed to rise to the occassion and just left them on! Everyone was amazed. We discussed practicing before the treatment, but I can't remember if we did it. We did AIT the first year it was available in the US. I'm sure there's been some routines developed by someone that we didn't try at that time.... Good Luck. I was the most successful treatment we did on the boys. Sharon Lemons fran katz wrote: We had this when we did Tomatis. By day 2, my child wore it. The facilitator kept running after him and putting the phones back on. No matter how many times he took it off, she was right there to put it back on. " No! They stay on! " She said it firmly and then she smiled when he did it. For some kiddos, she used a girl's stretchy headband or a sports band you use to keep the sweat out of your eyes when you play tennis.( I got one at Academy.) By day 3, everyone and I mean everyone kept them on. It was amazing to me. By day 2, I was sitting there saying " No! It stays on! " the 2 times he tried to remove it. By the end of the first hour, he just kept them on. Good Luck! Fran Subject: headphone woes..... To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy Date: Monday, June 23, 2008, 1:56 PM My son, Ben, is starting AIT therapy this week. It requires him to wear headphones and he doesn't keep them on. Does anyone have a child who had done this therapy but didn't like the headphones? He's also 14 and pretty strong. If anyone has a suggestion, I'd really appreciate it. a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 My sons seemed to rise to the occassion and just left them on! Everyone was amazed. We discussed practicing before the treatment, but I can't remember if we did it. We did AIT the first year it was available in the US. I'm sure there's been some routines developed by someone that we didn't try at that time.... Good Luck. I was the most successful treatment we did on the boys. Sharon Lemons fran katz wrote: We had this when we did Tomatis. By day 2, my child wore it. The facilitator kept running after him and putting the phones back on. No matter how many times he took it off, she was right there to put it back on. " No! They stay on! " She said it firmly and then she smiled when he did it. For some kiddos, she used a girl's stretchy headband or a sports band you use to keep the sweat out of your eyes when you play tennis.( I got one at Academy.) By day 3, everyone and I mean everyone kept them on. It was amazing to me. By day 2, I was sitting there saying " No! It stays on! " the 2 times he tried to remove it. By the end of the first hour, he just kept them on. Good Luck! Fran Subject: headphone woes..... To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy Date: Monday, June 23, 2008, 1:56 PM My son, Ben, is starting AIT therapy this week. It requires him to wear headphones and he doesn't keep them on. Does anyone have a child who had done this therapy but didn't like the headphones? He's also 14 and pretty strong. If anyone has a suggestion, I'd really appreciate it. a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 My son suffers from alot of sensory process disorder and could not tolerate wearing any headphones but he did it for whatever huge reinforcement, even it bothered him as I could see his facial expression. He loves Disney movies, so if there is a new one out or favorite movie of the week, I would only use it for his session only. I even allowed him to hold the DVD while he sat through it, once he was done, rewarded him big times. Another reinforcement is pizza, in my son's case GF/CF pizza, had one available, use the First and Then strategy. Came up with a choice board of reinforcement with pics for him to choose from and before we knew it, he was cooperating. In other words " What is it in for me? " This is what worked for my son, hope you find something that will work for yours and good luck, keep us posted on any updates on how your son is doing. Irma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 My son suffers from alot of sensory process disorder and could not tolerate wearing any headphones but he did it for whatever huge reinforcement, even it bothered him as I could see his facial expression. He loves Disney movies, so if there is a new one out or favorite movie of the week, I would only use it for his session only. I even allowed him to hold the DVD while he sat through it, once he was done, rewarded him big times. Another reinforcement is pizza, in my son's case GF/CF pizza, had one available, use the First and Then strategy. Came up with a choice board of reinforcement with pics for him to choose from and before we knew it, he was cooperating. In other words " What is it in for me? " This is what worked for my son, hope you find something that will work for yours and good luck, keep us posted on any updates on how your son is doing. Irma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Well, a, I don't know if this will work for you but this is what we did with my guy a long time ago. We bought the really nice Sennhauser headphones which have the big, soft ear covers (the old fashioned kind.) I'm assuming yours will be like that? One of us stood behind him with the headphones ready to go on his head (he couldn't really see this person). The other person would stand in front of him with powerful reinforcers. Luckily for us, at the time it was popcorn. We would give him a piece or two of popcorn, then the person behind would put on the headphones as gently as possible. As soon as he grabbed for the phones, we could distract that hand by basically shoving the popcorn in his hand, and each time he would reach a piece would go in his hand and he'd put it in his mouth leaving the phones alone for a moment. We'd try to get him to tolerate wearing them in little increments. This actually worked for us after a few sessions. Good luck, > > My son, Ben, is starting AIT therapy this week. It requires him to wear headphones and he doesn't keep them on. Does anyone have a child who had done this therapy but didn't like the headphones? He's also 14 and pretty strong. If anyone has a suggestion, I'd really appreciate it. > > a > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 Our experience was similar to Fran's although we did the home Samonas program. We just got really clear in our minds that this was the best thing for him (these kids will pick up if you're feeling doubtful or will give up). Then, each time he'd take them off, we'd put them back on him with a simple " still listening time " . Of course, this was many years ago when my son was smaller. Like you, I now have a much older, stronger kid so I can see how it will be harder especially since the AIT music is so much less pleasant to listen to than the Samonas and TLP. It really turned my stomach to listen to it through headphones for even the brief time I did. Then again, any time he gets with the headphones on will probably help him adapt and be more comfortable with the music so I'd keep plugging along without turning into a major physical fight. If you cannot get him to wear the headphones enough to even make a slight difference with a week of consistent trying, I suggest you try doing the Samonas program over speakers and then try easing him into headphones at home with Samonas. Good luck. Gaylen **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 a: When we did auditory integration training when was smaller, we did Samonas instead of Tomatis because of the headphone issue. Samonas worked better with headphones, but they were not required. I enjoyed the music as well, actually. Very relaxing. Hilda **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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