Re: OT: Therapeutic Listening Programs

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We've been using Therapeutic Listening and Samonas for about 2 years now and I'm very pleased.  Gains are in areas of speech, expressive and receptive language and self regulatory behavior mostly.  My sil uses The Listening Program.CherylDoes anyone have any recommendations/feedback on any of thetherapeutic listening programs? My son has always had a lot ofauditory sensitivity. super-nu-thera seemed to help for a while. Ithink we need to increase the dosage, but his DAN! wants us to waituntil we get his MB12 dosage straightened out. So, auditory problemsare starting to creep back in. 's Speech Therapist (who justrecommended, by the way, that we decrease/end individual speechtherapy!) thought he might be a good candidate for either an in-centerAIT intensive program at the cost of $1400 for 10 days (yikes!...nothappening), SAMONAS, or The Listening Program. Any advice?Thanks!Kari

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My son had success with the Berard listening program.We did the in home program throughthe AIT Institute located in Connecticut adn North Carolina.They do a phone eval.and then I sent them his hearing test.They have a scholarship program ( I got $500.00 off) and then a payment program,payments for up to a year.They do follow up consults whenever you need at no extra cost.They send you the cds and headhphones and when you are done you mail them back.Good luck karicreehan wrote: Does anyone have any

recommendations/feedback on any of thetherapeutic listening programs? My son has always had a lot ofauditory sensitivity. super-nu-thera seemed to help for a while. Ithink we need to increase the dosage, but his DAN! wants us to waituntil we get his MB12 dosage straightened out. So, auditory problemsare starting to creep back in. 's Speech Therapist (who justrecommended, by the way, that we decrease/end individual speechtherapy!) thought he might be a good candidate for either an in-centerAIT intensive program at the cost of $1400 for 10 days (yikes!...nothappening), SAMONAS, or The Listening Program. Any advice?Thanks!Kari

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My son does a therapeutic listenig program in school with his OT. My

son is non verbal but this program has been amazing. He has made so

many gains this year in school and he was once someone who constantly

covered his ears. Everyone at his school is so amazed at the changed

in him since starting this program

Dianne

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> Does anyone have any recommendations/feedback on any of the

> therapeutic listening programs? My son has always had a lot of

> auditory sensitivity. super-nu-thera seemed to help for a while. I

> think we need to increase the dosage, but his DAN! wants us to wait

> until we get his MB12 dosage straightened out. So, auditory problems

> are starting to creep back in. 's Speech Therapist (who just

> recommended, by the way, that we decrease/end individual speech

> therapy!) thought he might be a good candidate for either an in-center

> AIT intensive program at the cost of $1400 for 10 days (yikes!...not

> happening), SAMONAS, or The Listening Program. Any advice?

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> Thanks!

> Kari

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My son worked with an OT program doing a therapeutic listening study

for about 2 months. We stopped the study because my then 5 year old

became very violent. The violent behavior stopped immediately after we

discontinued the program.

margie in va

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I don't believe any AIT (Berard or otherwise) can ever be done once.  I think they need to be used regularly like every few months.  That's one of the reasons why I think home programs are a better bang for your buck.  You can continue to use it or bring it out whenever you need to.  You can't control the world and you aren't supposed to use headphones again or be around any loud noises and that's just unrealistic.  That means your child can never go to the movies, never go to a concert, never go to a school pep rally, a football game, etc.  And those are the loud noises we can control whether we are exposed to.  What we can't control has a long list, too.  And as our children get older, we certainly can't control their choices.Cheryl   OT: Therapeutic Listening ProgramsDoes anyone have any recommendations/feedback on any of thetherapeutic listening programs? My son has always had a lot ofauditory sensitivity. super-nu-thera seemed to help for a while. Ithink we need to increase the dosage, but his DAN! wants us to waituntil we get his MB12 dosage straightened out. So, auditory problemsare starting to creep back in. 's Speech Therapist (who justrecommended, by the way, that we decrease/end individual speechtherapy!) thought he might be a good candidate for either an in-centerAIT intensive program at the cost of $1400 for 10 days (yikes!...nothappening), SAMONAS, or The Listening Program. Any advice?Thanks!Kari

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I don't believe any AIT (Berard or otherwise) can ever be done once.  I think they need to be used regularly like every few months.  That's one of the reasons why I think home programs are a better bang for your buck.  You can continue to use it or bring it out whenever you need to.  You can't control the world and you aren't supposed to use headphones again or be around any loud noises and that's just unrealistic.  That means your child can never go to the movies, never go to a concert, never go to a school pep rally, a football game, etc.  And those are the loud noises we can control whether we are exposed to.  What we can't control has a long list, too.  And as our children get older, we certainly can't control their choices.Cheryl   OT: Therapeutic Listening ProgramsDoes anyone have any recommendations/feedback on any of thetherapeutic listening programs? My son has always had a lot ofauditory sensitivity. super-nu-thera seemed to help for a while. Ithink we need to increase the dosage, but his DAN! wants us to waituntil we get his MB12 dosage straightened out. So, auditory problemsare starting to creep back in. 's Speech Therapist (who justrecommended, by the way, that we decrease/end individual speechtherapy!) thought he might be a good candidate for either an in-centerAIT intensive program at the cost of $1400 for 10 days (yikes!...nothappening), SAMONAS, or The Listening Program. Any advice?Thanks!Kari

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Does this help with auditory processing?Cheryl Lowrance wrote: We've been using Therapeutic Listening and Samonas for about 2 years now and I'm very pleased. Gains are in areas of speech, expressive and receptive language and self regulatory behavior mostly. My sil uses The Listening Program. Cheryl Does anyone have any recommendations/feedback on any of thetherapeutic listening programs? My son has always had a lot ofauditory sensitivity. super-nu-thera seemed to help for a while. Ithink we need to increase the dosage, but his DAN! wants us to waituntil we get his MB12 dosage straightened out. So, auditory problemsare starting to creep back in. 's Speech Therapist (who justrecommended, by the way, that we decrease/end individual speechtherapy!) thought he might be a good candidate for either an in-centerAIT intensive program at the cost of

$1400 for 10 days (yikes!...nothappening), SAMONAS, or The Listening Program. Any advice?Thanks!Kari

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AIT should NOT be done more than once in a 9 month period. It takes approximately that long for the full effect of the treatment to work. I don't know about loud noises, since that is NOT part of AIT. It is headphone usage that must be avoided after AIT. My experienced AIT trained facilitator informed me of both of these requirements prior to my daughter completing the 10 day AIT therapy.

Karmen

OT: Therapeutic Listening Programs

Does anyone have any recommendations/feedback on any of thetherapeutic listening programs? My son has always had a lot ofauditory sensitivity. super-nu-thera seemed to help for a while. Ithink we need to increase the dosage, but his DAN! wants us to waituntil we get his MB12 dosage straightened out. So, auditory problemsare starting to creep back in. 's Speech Therapist (who justrecommended, by the way, that we decrease/end individual speechtherapy!) thought he might be a good candidate for either an in-centerAIT intensive program at the cost of $1400 for 10 days (yikes!...nothappening), SAMONAS, or The Listening Program. Any advice?Thanks!Kari

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Yes.cherylDoes this help with auditory processing?Cheryl Lowrance <c.lowranceca (DOT) rr.com> wrote:We've been using Therapeutic Listening and Samonas for about 2 years now and I'm very pleased.  Gains are in areas of speech, expressive and receptive language and self regulatory behavior mostly.  My sil uses The Listening Program.CherylDoes anyone have any recommendations/feedback on any of thetherapeutic listening programs? My son has always had a lot ofauditory sensitivity. super-nu-thera seemed to help for a while. Ithink we need to increase the dosage, but his DAN! wants us to waituntil we get his MB12 dosage straightened out. So, auditory problemsare starting to creep back in. 's Speech Therapist (who justrecommended, by the way, that we decrease/end individual speechtherapy!) thought he might be a good candidate for either an in-centerAIT intensive program at the cost of $1400 for 10 days (yikes!...nothappening), SAMONAS, or The Listening Program. Any advice?Thanks!KariYou rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost.

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Yes, loud noise exposure is out.http://www.aitinstitute.org/avoid_sound_interventions.htmThis is my own personal opinion based on my own personal experience.  I'm sorry, I just don't buy into all their hype.  I do like AIT, I think it's incredibly helpful and has done wonders for my son but I also think that any company that can make themselves more "exclusive" by making stricter regulations as if it's going to justify the money you spent is going to do so.  I don't begrudge anyone doing Berard or Tomatis.  I think if you can afford it and you want to do it, you should.  It definitely helps.  And from my experience, home programs are great and using it a long time isn't harmful.  And that's pretty much how all the OT's I've met felt, too.  Every OT he's ever had has continued his AIT.I'm not trying to argue with you, I'm just telling you my feelings on something we've been doing for a long time now.cherylAIT should NOT be done more than once in a 9 month period.  It takes approximately that long for the full effect of the treatment to work.  I don't know about loud noises, since that is NOT part of AIT.  It is headphone usage that must be avoided after AIT.  My experienced AIT trained facilitator informed me of both of these requirements prior to my daughter completing the 10 day AIT therapy. Karmen  OT: Therapeutic Listening ProgramsDoes anyone have any recommendations/feedback on any of thetherapeutic listening programs? My son has always had a lot ofauditory sensitivity. super-nu-thera seemed to help for a while. Ithink we need to increase the dosage, but his DAN! wants us to waituntil we get his MB12 dosage straightened out. So, auditory problemsare starting to creep back in. 's Speech Therapist (who justrecommended, by the way, that we decrease/end individual speechtherapy!) thought he might be a good candidate for either an in-centerAIT intensive program at the cost of $1400 for 10 days (yikes!...nothappening), SAMONAS, or The Listening Program. Any advice?Thanks!Kari

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My son completed AIT 14 months ago, we had excellent results.We also were told that you shouldn't repeat it until at least 9 months preferably a year since it can be a gradual process of improvements up until a year.You don't just see immediate improvement it can be continuous progress for the year after you finish. The loud noises do not affect anything,the point of AIT is to make it so that people can deal with the loud noises better.You absolutely cannot use headphones but that has never been an issue with us.He just doesn't use them and he doesn't care.kcboone wrote: AIT should NOT be done more than once in a 9 month period. It takes approximately that long for the full effect of the treatment to work. I don't know about loud noises, since that is NOT part of AIT. It is headphone usage that must be avoided after AIT. My experienced AIT trained facilitator informed me of both of these requirements prior to my daughter completing the 10 day AIT therapy. Karmen OT: Therapeutic Listening Programs Does anyone have any recommendations/feedback on any of thetherapeutic listening programs? My son has always had a lot ofauditory sensitivity. super-nu-thera seemed to help for a while. Ithink we need to increase the dosage, but his DAN! wants us to waituntil we get his MB12 dosage straightened out. So, auditory problemsare starting to creep back in. 's Speech Therapist (who justrecommended, by the way, that we decrease/end individual speechtherapy!) thought he might be a good

candidate for either an in-centerAIT intensive program at the cost of $1400 for 10 days (yikes!...nothappening), SAMONAS, or The Listening Program. Any advice?Thanks!Kari

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What AIT are you talking about? Tomatis? The Listening Program? Berard? wrote: My son completed AIT 14 months ago, we had excellent results.We also were told that you shouldn't repeat it until at least 9 months preferably a year since it can be a gradual process of improvements up until a year.You don't just see immediate improvement it can be continuous progress for the year after you finish. The loud noises do not affect anything,the point of AIT is to make it so

that people can deal with the loud noises better.You absolutely cannot use headphones but that has never been an issue with us.He just doesn't use them and he doesn't care.kcboone <kcboonecomcast (DOT) net> wrote: AIT should NOT be done more than once in a 9 month period. It takes approximately that long for the full effect of the treatment to work. I don't know about loud noises, since that is NOT part of AIT. It is headphone usage that must be avoided after AIT. My experienced AIT trained facilitator informed me of both of these requirements prior to my daughter completing the 10 day AIT therapy. Karmen -----

Original Message ----- From: Cheryl Lowrance To: mb12 valtrex Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 3:59 AM Subject: Re: OT: Therapeutic Listening Programs I don't believe any AIT (Berard or otherwise) can ever be done once. I think they need to be used regularly like every few months. That's one of the reasons why I think home programs are a better bang for your buck. You can continue to use it or bring it out whenever you need to. You can't control the world and you aren't supposed to use headphones again or be around any

loud noises and that's just unrealistic. That means your child can never go to the movies, never go to a concert, never go to a school pep rally, a football game, etc. And those are the loud noises we can control whether we are exposed to. What we can't control has a long list, too. And as our children get older, we certainly can't control their choices. Cheryl OT: Therapeutic Listening Programs Does anyone have any recommendations/feedback on any of thetherapeutic listening programs? My son has always had a lot ofauditory sensitivity. super-nu-thera seemed to help for a while. Ithink we need to increase the dosage, but his DAN! wants us to waituntil we get his MB12 dosage

straightened out. So, auditory problemsare starting to creep back in. 's Speech Therapist (who justrecommended, by the way, that we decrease/end individual speechtherapy!) thought he might be a good candidate for either an in-centerAIT intensive program at the cost of $1400 for 10 days (yikes!...nothappening), SAMONAS, or The Listening Program. Any advice?Thanks!Kari Dana and Garrett, 3 years old SCD 1 1/2 years!!!!!Celiac, ASD, Speech and Motor Apraxia, sensory processing disorder

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> until we get his MB12 dosage straightened out. So, auditory problems

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> recommended, by the way, that we decrease/end individual speech

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> AIT intensive program at the cost of $1400 for 10 days (yikes!...not

> happening), SAMONAS, or The Listening Program. Any advice?

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Cheryl, Where is the best place to find more info about this? I would like to try this with my daughter. Thanks, AngieCheryl Lowrance wrote: Yes. cheryl Does this help with auditory processing?Cheryl Lowrance <c.lowranceca (DOT) rr.com> wrote: We've been using Therapeutic Listening and Samonas for about 2 years now and I'm very pleased. Gains are in areas of speech, expressive and receptive language and self regulatory behavior mostly. My sil uses The Listening Program. Cheryl Does anyone have any recommendations/feedback on any of thetherapeutic listening programs? My son has always had a lot ofauditory sensitivity. super-nu-thera seemed to help for a while. Ithink we need to increase the dosage, but his DAN! wants us to waituntil we get his MB12 dosage straightened out. So, auditory problemsare starting to creep back in. 's Speech Therapist (who justrecommended, by the way, that we decrease/end individual speechtherapy!) thought he might be a good candidate

for either an in-centerAIT intensive program at the cost of $1400 for 10 days (yikes!...nothappening), SAMONAS, or The Listening Program. Any advice?Thanks!Kari You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost.

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Cheryl, Where is the best place to find more info about this? I would like to try this with my daughter. Thanks, AngieCheryl Lowrance wrote: Yes. cheryl Does this help with auditory processing?Cheryl Lowrance <c.lowranceca (DOT) rr.com> wrote: We've been using Therapeutic Listening and Samonas for about 2 years now and I'm very pleased. Gains are in areas of speech, expressive and receptive language and self regulatory behavior mostly. My sil uses The Listening Program. Cheryl Does anyone have any recommendations/feedback on any of thetherapeutic listening programs? My son has always had a lot ofauditory sensitivity. super-nu-thera seemed to help for a while. Ithink we need to increase the dosage, but his DAN! wants us to waituntil we get his MB12 dosage straightened out. So, auditory problemsare starting to creep back in. 's Speech Therapist (who justrecommended, by the way, that we decrease/end individual speechtherapy!) thought he might be a good candidate

for either an in-centerAIT intensive program at the cost of $1400 for 10 days (yikes!...nothappening), SAMONAS, or The Listening Program. Any advice?Thanks!Kari You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost.

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Berard.dana pope wrote: What AIT are you talking about? Tomatis? The Listening Program? Berard? <natbill7> wrote: My son completed AIT 14 months ago, we had excellent results.We also were told that you shouldn't repeat it until at least 9 months preferably a year since it can be a gradual process of improvements up until a year.You

don't just see immediate improvement it can be continuous progress for the year after you finish. The loud noises do not affect anything,the point of AIT is to make it so that people can deal with the loud noises better.You absolutely cannot use headphones but that has never been an issue with us.He just doesn't use them and he doesn't care.kcboone <kcboonecomcast (DOT) net> wrote: AIT should NOT be done more than once in a 9 month period. It takes approximately that long for the full effect of the treatment to work. I don't know about loud noises, since that is NOT part of AIT. It is headphone usage that must be avoided after AIT. My experienced AIT trained facilitator informed me of both of these requirements prior to my daughter completing the 10 day AIT therapy. Karmen OT: Therapeutic Listening Programs Does anyone have any recommendations/feedback on any of thetherapeutic listening programs? My son has always had a lot

ofauditory sensitivity. super-nu-thera seemed to help for a while. Ithink we need to increase the dosage, but his DAN! wants us to waituntil we get his MB12 dosage straightened out. So, auditory problemsare starting to creep back in. 's Speech Therapist (who justrecommended, by the way, that we decrease/end individual speechtherapy!) thought he might be a good candidate for either an in-centerAIT intensive program at the cost of $1400 for 10 days (yikes!...nothappening), SAMONAS, or The Listening Program. Any advice?Thanks!Kari Dana and Garrett, 3

years old SCD 1 1/2 years!!!!!Celiac, ASD, Speech and Motor Apraxia, sensory processing disorder You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost.

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Help please.....what is the difference between all of these programs?? How do you know which one is right for your child? Are any covered by insurance or offered through school system? wrote: Berard.dana pope <danamichellepope> wrote: What AIT are you talking about? Tomatis? The Listening Program?

Berard? <natbill7> wrote: My son completed AIT 14 months ago, we had excellent results.We also were told that you shouldn't repeat it until at least 9 months preferably a year since it can be a gradual process of improvements up until a year.You don't just see immediate improvement it can be continuous progress for the year after you finish. The loud noises do not affect anything,the point of AIT is to make it so that people can deal with the loud noises better.You absolutely cannot use headphones but that has never been an issue with us.He just doesn't use them and he doesn't care.kcboone <kcboonecomcast (DOT) net> wrote: AIT should NOT be done more than

once in a 9 month period. It takes approximately that long for the full effect of the treatment to work. I don't know about loud noises, since that is NOT part of AIT. It is headphone usage that must be avoided after AIT. My experienced AIT trained facilitator informed me of both of these requirements prior to my daughter completing the 10 day AIT therapy. Karmen OT: Therapeutic Listening Programs Does anyone have any recommendations/feedback on any of thetherapeutic listening programs? My son has always had a lot ofauditory sensitivity. super-nu-thera seemed to help for a while. Ithink we need to increase the dosage, but his DAN! wants us to waituntil we get his MB12 dosage straightened out. So, auditory problemsare starting to creep back in. 's Speech Therapist (who justrecommended, by the way, that we decrease/end individual speechtherapy!) thought he might be a good candidate for either an in-centerAIT intensive program at the cost of $1400 for 10 days (yikes!...nothappening), SAMONAS, or The Listening Program. Any

advice?Thanks!Kari Dana and Garrett, 3 years old SCD 1 1/2 years!!!!!Celiac, ASD, Speech and Motor Apraxia, sensory processing disorder You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost.

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I wasn't sure at first either,but I researched all of them and to me the berard method had the most credibility.I had read the book, Sound of a Miracle by bel Stehli which was written by the woman who brought this therapy to the United States from Europe and it helped her daughter immensly.She also edited 2 books of short stories written by parents who used this therapy.Dancing in the rain and Sound of falling snow.I highly recommend these books to give you an idea. After reading her books I decided to look into this therapy.I called the AIT Research Institute in Connecticut,they have one in North Carolina too. I had to have a home program since there was no way I could drive out of state every day for ten days or be away for ten days.They will send you the program and when you are done you send it back. I spoke to someone that day and he faxed over the intake forms.After you fax them back they give you an appointment to have a

phone consult with the director. Gewanter. She will go over the history and explain everything,she will send you a form to take to a hearing center to get your child's hearing tested.Its not the standard test they normally do at these places so you need this paper.If your child won't sit through the hearing test she will still work with you,its just that she will be better able to design the modulated music he will be listening to. The cost is around $1,500.00.They do accept insurance and they have a woman there who will contact the insurance company for you and supply them with all of the necessary information.For those who have insurance companies that won't cover it they offer scholarships and payment plans for up to a year. I don't know of any schools offering this,it most likely is not possible since you have to listen to the music a half an hour twice a day and its better to space it out 5-6 hours each time.There is

also the expense and liability to consider. If you decide to do this you have to make sure the school doesn't let him or her wear headphones to listen to music at any time. I recieved the program in the mail within a few days of the completed hearing test. This price also includes follow up consults as well.She offers advice on alot of other things that our kids are going through. Some people do not approve of the home programs bel Stehli is one of them,although she trained Gewanter who runs this particular institute.They use to work together. I talked to bel and it seems she felt that going to a place offered more guidance than a home program and that this was taking work away from the practitioners. She didn't have as much of a problem with the way did it because she tries to tailor them to the child's issues,but more so of the mail order places that sell generic dvds

for everyone. Realistically I have no idea how most parents can go to a center twice a day every day for 10 days.If you had no other choice then of course,but if you can do it at home its alot more doable. Remember this is just my opinion and experience.I am sure everyone else has their opinions and I don't want to get into a debate.I am strictly recounting my experience, conversations I have had and sharing my knowledge as asked. Its alot of money to spend so make sure you are comfortable with your decision.It worked very well for us and I plan to do another round over April vacation. Good luck with it, angie carter wrote: Help please.....what is the difference between all of these programs?? How do you know which one is right for your child? Are any covered by insurance or offered through school system? <natbill7> wrote: Berard.dana pope <danamichellepope> wrote: What AIT are you talking about? Tomatis? The Listening Program? Berard? <natbill7> wrote: My son completed AIT 14 months ago, we had excellent results.We also were told that you shouldn't repeat it until at least 9 months preferably a year since it can be a gradual process of improvements up until a year.You don't just see immediate improvement it can be continuous progress for the year after you finish. The loud noises do not affect anything,the point of AIT is to make it so that people can deal with the loud noises better.You absolutely cannot use headphones but that has never been an issue with us.He just doesn't use them and he doesn't care.kcboone <kcboonecomcast (DOT) net> wrote: AIT should NOT be done more than once in a 9 month period. It takes approximately that long for the full effect of the treatment to

work. I don't know about loud noises, since that is NOT part of AIT. It is headphone usage that must be avoided after AIT. My experienced AIT trained facilitator informed me of both of these requirements prior to my daughter completing the 10 day AIT therapy. Karmen OT: Therapeutic Listening Programs Does anyone have any recommendations/feedback on any of thetherapeutic listening programs? My son has always had a lot ofauditory sensitivity. super-nu-thera seemed to help for a while. Ithink we need to increase the dosage, but his DAN! wants us to waituntil we get his MB12 dosage straightened out. So, auditory problemsare starting to creep back in. 's Speech Therapist (who justrecommended, by the way, that we decrease/end individual speechtherapy!) thought he might be a good candidate for either an in-centerAIT intensive program at the cost of $1400 for 10 days (yikes!...nothappening), SAMONAS, or The Listening Program. Any advice?Thanks!Kari Dana and Garrett, 3 years old SCD 1 1/2 years!!!!!Celiac, ASD, Speech and Motor Apraxia, sensory processing disorder You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost.

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Thanks for all the info . I spoke to another mom who did the same program at home and also saw great results. I have been leaning towards this as I have also read her book and have heard more about this program than the others. Still confusing to know which one to choose. Arrrrr!! wrote: I wasn't sure at first either,but I researched all of them and to me the berard method had the most credibility.I had read the book, Sound of a Miracle by

bel Stehli which was written by the woman who brought this therapy to the United States from Europe and it helped her daughter immensly.She also edited 2 books of short stories written by parents who used this therapy.Dancing in the rain and Sound of falling snow.I highly recommend these books to give you an idea. After reading her books I decided to look into this therapy.I called the AIT Research Institute in Connecticut,they have one in North Carolina too. I had to have a home program since there was no way I could drive out of state every day for ten days or be away for ten days.They will send you the program and when you are done you send it back. I spoke to someone that day and he faxed over the intake forms.After you fax them back they give you an appointment to have a phone consult with the director. Gewanter. She will go over the history and explain everything,she will send you a form to take to a

hearing center to get your child's hearing tested.Its not the standard test they normally do at these places so you need this paper.If your child won't sit through the hearing test she will still work with you,its just that she will be better able to design the modulated music he will be listening to. The cost is around $1,500.00.They do accept insurance and they have a woman there who will contact the insurance company for you and supply them with all of the necessary information.For those who have insurance companies that won't cover it they offer scholarships and payment plans for up to a year. I don't know of any schools offering this,it most likely is not possible since you have to listen to the music a half an hour twice a day and its better to space it out 5-6 hours each time.There is also the expense and liability to consider. If you decide to do this you have to make sure the school doesn't let him or her wear

headphones to listen to music at any time. I recieved the program in the mail within a few days of the completed hearing test. This price also includes follow up consults as well.She offers advice on alot of other things that our kids are going through. Some people do not approve of the home programs bel Stehli is one of them,although she trained Gewanter who runs this particular institute.They use to work together. I talked to bel and it seems she felt that going to a place offered more guidance than a home program and that this was taking work away from the practitioners. She didn't have as much of a problem with the way did it because she tries to tailor them to the child's issues,but more so of the mail order places that sell generic dvds for everyone. Realistically I have no idea how most parents can go to a center twice a day every day for 10 days.If you had no

other choice then of course,but if you can do it at home its alot more doable. Remember this is just my opinion and experience.I am sure everyone else has their opinions and I don't want to get into a debate.I am strictly recounting my experience, conversations I have had and sharing my knowledge as asked. Its alot of money to spend so make sure you are comfortable with your decision.It worked very well for us and I plan to do another round over April vacation. Good luck with it, angie carter <angcarter97> wrote: Help please.....what is the difference between all of these programs?? How do you know which one is right for your child? Are any covered by insurance or offered through school system?

<natbill7> wrote: Berard.dana pope <danamichellepope> wrote: What AIT are you talking about? Tomatis? The Listening Program? Berard? <natbill7> wrote: My son completed AIT 14 months ago, we had excellent results.We also were told that you shouldn't repeat it until at least 9 months preferably a year since it can be a gradual process of improvements up until a year.You don't just see immediate improvement it can be continuous progress for the year after you finish. The loud noises do not affect anything,the point of AIT is to make

it so that people can deal with the loud noises better.You absolutely cannot use headphones but that has never been an issue with us.He just doesn't use them and he doesn't care.kcboone <kcboonecomcast (DOT) net> wrote: AIT should NOT be done more than once in a 9 month period. It takes approximately that long for the full effect of the treatment to work. I don't know about loud noises, since that is NOT part of AIT. It is headphone usage that must be avoided after AIT. My experienced AIT trained facilitator informed me of both of these requirements prior to my daughter completing the 10 day AIT therapy. Karmen OT: Therapeutic Listening Programs Does anyone have any recommendations/feedback on any of thetherapeutic listening programs? My son has always had a lot ofauditory sensitivity. super-nu-thera seemed to help for a while. Ithink we need to increase the dosage, but his DAN! wants us to waituntil we get his MB12 dosage

straightened out. So, auditory problemsare starting to creep back in. 's Speech Therapist (who justrecommended, by the way, that we decrease/end individual speechtherapy!) thought he might be a good candidate for either an in-centerAIT intensive program at the cost of $1400 for 10 days (yikes!...nothappening), SAMONAS, or The Listening Program. Any advice?Thanks!Kari Dana and Garrett, 3 years old SCD 1 1/2 years!!!!!Celiac, ASD, Speech and Motor Apraxia, sensory processing disorder You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you

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Therapeutic Listening has programs for very young children.  Sometimes it's offered through the school district if they have an OT that's a certified practitioner.  Otherwise you have to pay for it yourself.  Here's the site for TL www.vitallinks.net.  It's pretty easy to do from home and if you need help, let me know.CherylIs this for older kids or would it be useful for a three yo?> > Does anyone have any recommendations/feedback on any of the> therapeutic listening programs? My son has always had a lot of> auditory sensitivity. super-nu-thera seemed to help for a while. I> think we need to increase the dosage, but his DAN! wants us to wait> until we get his MB12 dosage straightened out. So, auditory problems> are starting to creep back in. 's Speech Therapist (who just> recommended, by the way, that we decrease/end individual speech> therapy!) thought he might be a good candidate for either an in-center> AIT intensive program at the cost of $1400 for 10 days (yikes!...not> happening), SAMONAS, or The Listening Program. Any advice?> > Thanks!> Kari> > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------> You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost.>

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They are all pretty much the same.  Samonas, Therapeutic Listening, The Listening Program are all pretty much the same as far as home programs and Berard and Tomatis are clinic based.  Insurance does not pay for it.CherylHelp please.....what is the difference between all of these programs??  How do you know which one  is right for your child?Are any covered by insurance or offered through school system? <natbill7> wrote:Berard.dana pope <danamichellepope> wrote:What AIT are you talking about?  Tomatis?  The Listening Program?  Berard? <natbill7> wrote:My son completed AIT 14 months ago, we had excellent results.We also were told that you shouldn't repeat it until at least 9 months preferably a year since it can be a gradual process of improvements up until a year.You don't just see immediate improvement it can be continuous progress for the year after you finish.The loud noises do not affect anything,the point of AIT is to make it so that people can deal with the loud noises better.You absolutely cannot use headphones but that has never been an issue with us.He just doesn't use them and he doesn't care.kcboone <kcboonecomcast (DOT) net> wrote:AIT should NOT be done more than once in a 9 month period.  It takes approximately that long for the full effect of the treatment to work.  I don't know about loud noises, since that is NOT part of AIT.  It is headphone usage that must be avoided after AIT.  My experienced AIT trained facilitator informed me of both of these requirements prior to my daughter completing the 10 day AIT therapy. Karmen  OT: Therapeutic Listening ProgramsDoes anyone have any recommendations/feedback on any of thetherapeutic listening programs? My son has always had a lot ofauditory sensitivity. super-nu-thera seemed to help for a while. Ithink we need to increase the dosage, but his DAN! wants us to waituntil we get his MB12 dosage straightened out. So, auditory problemsare starting to creep back in. 's Speech Therapist (who justrecommended, by the way, that we decrease/end individual speechtherapy!) thought he might be a good candidate for either an in-centerAIT intensive program at the cost of $1400 for 10 days (yikes!...nothappening), SAMONAS, or The Listening Program. Any advice?Thanks!KariDana  and Garrett, 3 years old SCD 1 1/2 years!!!!!Celiac, ASD, Speech and Motor Apraxia, sensory processing disorderYou rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost.You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost.

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My daughter completed Berard AIT when she was 4 yrs. old.

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Is this for older kids or would it be useful for a three yo?> > Does anyone have any recommendations/feedback on any of the> therapeutic listening programs? My son has always had a lot of> auditory sensitivity. super-nu-thera seemed to help for a while. I> think we need to increase the dosage, but his DAN! wants us to wait> until we get his MB12 dosage straightened out. So, auditory problems> are starting to creep back in. 's Speech Therapist (who just> recommended, by the way, that we decrease/end individual speech> therapy!) thought he might be a good candidate for either an in-center> AIT intensive program at the cost of $1400 for 10 days (yikes!...not> happening), SAMONAS, or The Listening Program. Any advice?> > Thanks!> Kari> > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------> You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost.>

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My daughter completed Berard AIT when she was 4 yrs. old.

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Is this for older kids or would it be useful for a three yo?> > Does anyone have any recommendations/feedback on any of the> therapeutic listening programs? My son has always had a lot of> auditory sensitivity. super-nu-thera seemed to help for a while. I> think we need to increase the dosage, but his DAN! wants us to wait> until we get his MB12 dosage straightened out. So, auditory problems> are starting to creep back in. 's Speech Therapist (who just> recommended, by the way, that we decrease/end individual speech> therapy!) thought he might be a good candidate for either an in-center> AIT intensive program at the cost of $1400 for 10 days (yikes!...not> happening), SAMONAS, or The Listening Program. Any advice?> > Thanks!> Kari> > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------> You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost.>

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Dear Angie,

I can try to answer yr questions.. was on AIT Berard last may and he did so great, he start labelling on 7 days of the therapy session.

Basically there are 3 kinds of therapy : AIT Berard, Tomatis and Samonas.

AIT is working on wide range of frequency from 125 hz - 8000 hz.

Tomatis and samonas both are working on 4000 - 8000 hz

Our language frequency is 2000-4500 hz.

Originally (from wht I was told) Tomatis was developed for perfecting the high pitch sound for opera singer. Samonas is the same with tomatis, only they have a much better sound quality.

They said Tomatis believe in the theory of refrigerator mother, so on the second part of the therapy, they need the mother sound to be processed through the device and communicate with the child.

Again, this may be true or not i dont know...

BUT, in my practical opinion as mother, AIT only take 10 days!!! while tomatis and samonas takes hundred of hours. I want to have everything fast as my child dont have time forever on his side, so I can do the AIT and finish only in 10 days and move on to other things. The result can be seen fast, slow.. its depend on the child.

What I was told, jason need 3 montsh without loud noises, and afterwards he is ok. and I need to gear up his speech therapy as the first 3 months he like very much to hear his own voice and do sound experiment.

I have some summary which I wrote in my interview with the AIT practitioner, if you want, pls email me offlist to yuliana-dewi@...

Goodluck,

Yuliana

OT: Therapeutic Listening Programs

Does anyone have any recommendations/feedback on any of thetherapeutic listening programs? My son has always had a lot ofauditory sensitivity. super-nu-thera seemed to help for a while. Ithink we need to increase the dosage, but his DAN! wants us to waituntil we get his MB12 dosage straightened out. So, auditory problemsare starting to creep back in. 's Speech Therapist (who justrecommended, by the way, that we decrease/end individual speechtherapy!) thought he might be a good candidate for either an in-centerAIT intensive program at the cost of $1400 for 10 days (yikes!...nothappening), SAMONAS, or The Listening Program. Any advice?Thanks!Kari

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