Crystal- Therapeutic Listening Programs

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Hi Crystal,

Here is some additional information on therapeutic listening that

speaks on the positive benefits of children with communication

delays. Kaufman's website has an informative web page that

speaks on the gains of integrated listening programs that can be

carried out at home. There is also an active " Listening Therapy

Grouplist " that may helpful to many of your questions. The archives

posted there could be a great source of information! I hope these

resources can offer you connections in finding solutions that could

help meet your son's needs. Wishing you the best outcome with this.

Mustafa

PS. I enjoyed your son's website! is just adorable! I appreciate

you sharing him with the group! Thanks.

http://members.tripod.com/crystal986320/index.htm

Kaufman Children's Center for Speech

For nearly 10-years, the Kaufman Children's Center for Speech and

Language Disorders (KCC) has been the leader in providing specialized

apraxia of speech therapy in preschool and early elementary-aged

children.

http://www.kidspeech.com/sslistening.html

Therapeutic Listening Program

" A major part of the sensory energy received by the brain comes

through the ears. They control balance, body movements and

coordination; they permit language; they make us speak eloquently and

sing in tune; they even control our eyes when we read and our arm,

hand and finger movements when we write. They protect us against what

we do not want to hear, starting with the sounds of our own body.

Interconnected with several different levels of the brain, the ears

act as a double antenna receiving messages from both the body and the

environment. They are a link between the world with and the world

without. Listening is the ability and the desire to use our ears to

bring about the harmony both within us and in our relationship with

others. 1

When listening does not develop well, the harmony is broken. Problems

as diverse as speech and language impairments, hyperactivity,

depression, autism, feeling overwhelmed or lacking a direction in

life may be some of the results. Reading problems such as dyslexia

and other learning disabilities have seldom been looked at and

treated as listening problems. Perhaps this is why remedial

approaches used to help children with such problems are often so

frustratingly ineffective. 2

Like other skills, listening can be maximized. Dr. Alfred Tomatis, a

French Ear, Nose and Throat specialist, developed the first listening

training device, using progressively filtered sound, specifically

those rich in high frequencies (i.e. classical music) to effect

change. He spoke of high frequency sound as charging the brain. The

Tomatis method of auditory training is a clinic-based program

requiring the use of specialized equipment and the expertise of a

practitioner trained in the Tomatis approach. 3

Most of the clinically based auditory training techniques are based

on the early work of Tomatis, including Dr. Guy Beard, a French

medical doctor who studied and worked with Tomatis. He developed a

different method of filtering sound. His technique uses filtered pop

music in which sound frequencies are electronically

distorted/modulated at random intervals for random periods of time.

This is called Auditory Integration Therapy (AIT). This method of

auditory training is clinic-based requiring specialized equipment and

a trained practitioner. 4

Until recently, implementation of auditory techniques depended upon

the use of specialized clinic-based equipment. The expense and limits

of intensive in-clinic treatment has prohibited access for many

therapists as well as their clients. With the advent of new

technology, similar tools have become available on compact disc.

Although similar they do not replace either the Tomatis Method or

AIT. The compact discs do provide a less intense way to access both

the auditory and vestibular systems to impact neural function and

integration and are easily available to clinicians in a variety of

practice arenas. 5

Integrative listening is a term used to imply combined use of a

number of electronically altered compact discs. Currently EASE, SONAS

and SAMONAS CDs fall under this terminology. Integrated listening

implies that listening programs are individualized to each client and

are ideally suited for application in home and school settings.

Maximum effectiveness in treatment outcomes is promoted by daily use.

The use of modulated and filtered music in conjunction with other

sensory integrative techniques seems to increase the effectiveness of

both treatment modalities. Therefore, an accompanying decrease in

time necessary to meet treatment goals in the areas of self-

regulation, balance and movement perception, exploration of the

environment and the drive to challenge one's praxis and sequencing

abilities as well as social competence and language abilities is

commonly experienced. 6

Integrated listening programs can be carried out at home, school or

in a clinic with ongoing support from a therapist who is trained in

their use. A typical program may be in place for two to six months

for initial gains. However, many individuals continue past this time

frame or find several of the compact discs useful as part of an

ongoing sensory diet.

Integrated listening does not use complex electronic equipment. It is

not as intense as the clinic-based auditory therapies, however it

does render it more suitable for home and school use. Many

individuals show a significant improvement in the first few weeks of

adding a listening program to their existing treatment programs.

To discuss this type of therapeutic intervention and its benefits as

it may apply to your child, contact an experienced and trained

therapist in therapeutic listening. "

Therapeutic Listening Resources:

NeuroTherapeutics, Inc.

PO Box 1126 / 610 High Street / Oregon City, Oregon 97045

4707 NE 102nd Avenue, Unit B * Portland, Oregon 97217

503-657-8903 / fax 503-650-4502

http://music.nt4kids.com/tech.html

Information on The Therapeutic Listening Program

http://music.nt4kids.com/tech.html

AUDITORY INTERVENTIONS

What's Right for My Child?

http://music.nt4kids.com/auditory.html

Vital Links

http://www.vitallinks.net

Vital Links- Frequently Asked Questions By Parents

http://www.vitallinks.net/faqparents.htm

The Listening Program

http://www.optimum-rehab.com/TLP1.htm

CTC: Children's Therapy Corner

Therapeutic Listening

http://www.childrenstherapycorner.com/article/article1.html

Listening Therapy E-Groups

This group is to share information, ideas, successes, and opinions

about the various forms of listening therapy that exist. It is

primarily designed for people interested in Sheila Frick's

Therapeutic Listening and Samonas Therapy but also open to thoughts

on: AIT (auditory integration training), The Listening Program, The

Tomatis Method and Listening Fitness. It is overseen by a speech

therapist trained in Therapeutic Listening.

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