D.I.I.D. auditory processing

[Guest guest]

Hello,

My son recently had an auditory processing exam at Dr. Randle's office

in Coral Springs. They recommended this DIID (I didn't really

understand all of what that stood for) that is a CD driven program

to " train the brain " neurologically and is supposed to improve focus

and attention.

Has anyone heard of this? Is this for real or snake oil?

I appreciate all comments.

Regards and Happy Holidays!

[Guest guest]

Hi

I like Dr. Randle but frankly I have never heard of it and I do Berard Auditory Integration Training. I will look into it and call some of my collegues to see what they have to say. I would be interested in knowing if they have any legitimate studies to back it up. I will get back to you.

AlwaysAna Brushingham

Subject: D.I.I.D. auditory processingTo: sList Date: Monday, December 29, 2008, 10:04 AM

Hello,My son recently had an auditory processing exam at Dr. Randle's office in Coral Springs. They recommended this DIID (I didn't really understand all of what that stood for) that is a CD driven program to "train the brain" neurologically and is supposed to improve focus and attention.Has anyone heard of this? Is this for real or snake oil? I appreciate all comments.Regards and Happy Holidays!

[Guest guest]

Good evening to all!

I’m new to this

group and am curious to know how the various members regard research as they

choose interventions for their children. I currently live in Austin, Texas

and work with young children, including young children with autism. I am

getting married soon and will be moving to Pompano Beach in February. I just left

a doctoral program (left, not completed!) with a heavy research emphasis and a

bias toward ABA-based interventions for young children with autism. I

have worked in situations with ABA/discrete

trial approaches. I also have worked in situations that took a more

multi-disciplinary approach: developmental, speech and language, OT, and positive

behavior support, along with dietary changes. Ultimately, I’ve

actually been personally, professionally, and ethically more comfortable with

the latter for young children. And, for two young children who had both

autism and intellectual disabilities, a discrete trial approach seemed to

trigger challenging behavior and undermine motivation (as suggested by either

flat, or very variable data trends). For one child, a natural environment

approach that included developmental considerations and focused on functional

communication and self-help skills was a much better fit (I left the other

situation before the consultant made any changes). These experiences

have left me with a very different regard for research than when I first began

my training—traditional ABA might have the largest body of research, and

I think it’s worth reviewing and considering, but I have stopped

disregarding other approaches just because they don’t have as much research

behind them, or just because they don’t describe themselves as

behavioral. As one of my professors taught me, everything we do is behavior—and so, I just look at

what aspect of behavior is addressed by OT intervention, speech and language

intervention, etc.

So,I am truly

interested: How do you

regard research? And, have any of you opted out of ABA-based interventions in favor of other approaches?

Thank you in advance for

any thoughts and stories you are willing to share! I am very interested

in people’s stories and experiences.

Kind regards,

Farley

" Yesterday

is already a dream and tomorrow is only a vision, but today well-lived makes

every yesterday a dream of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope. "

~Sanskrit Proverb~

From:

sList [mailto:sList ] On Behalf Of ana brushingham

Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008

4:03 PM

To: sList

Subject: Re:

D.I.I.D. auditory processing

Hi

I like Dr. Randle but frankly I have never heard of

it and I do Berard Auditory Integration Training. I will look into it and

call some of my collegues to see what they have to say. I would be

interested in knowing if they have any legitimate studies to back it

up. I will get back to you.

Always

Ana Brushingham

From: ftmomma3

<lettmanabhotmail>

Subject: D.I.I.D. auditory processing

To: sList

Date: Monday, December 29, 2008, 10:04 AM

Hello,

My son recently had an auditory processing exam at Dr. Randle's office

in Coral Springs.

They recommended this DIID (I didn't really

understand all of what that stood for) that is a CD driven program

to " train the brain " neurologically and is supposed to improve

focus

and attention.

Has anyone heard of this? Is this for real or snake oil?

I appreciate all comments.

Regards and Happy Holidays!

[Guest guest]

Hi Ana,

I don't know much about AIT (Berard or otherwise) but I appreciate

your comments and have started reviewing the websites you provided.

Can you tell me something about the difference between AIT and DIID?

Thank you,

>

>

> Subject: D.I.I.D. auditory processing

> To: sList

> Date: Monday, December 29, 2008, 10:04 AM

>

>

>

>

>

>

> Hello,

> My son recently had an auditory processing exam at Dr. Randle's

office

> in Coral Springs. They recommended this DIID (I didn't really

> understand all of what that stood for) that is a CD driven program

> to " train the brain " neurologically and is supposed to improve

focus

> and attention.

>

> Has anyone heard of this? Is this for real or snake oil?

>

> I appreciate all comments.

>

> Regards and Happy Holidays!

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi —

Yes, that is helpful—thank you! As

I mentioned in my original post, I’m interested in people’s stories

and experiences, to help round-out my own training and experience. And,

your mention of your daughter with PDD-NOS pointed out to me another end of the

autism spectrum where traditional ABA

might not be the best fit, and other intervention approaches deserve to be

considered. So, yes, your comments were helpful—thanks for sharing

them with me! J

Kind regards & Happy New Year!

From: sList [mailto:sList ] On Behalf Of Cohane

Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008

7:24 PM

To: sList

Subject: RE:

D.I.I.D. auditory processing

Hi ,

When my daughter was first diagnosed with PDDNOS, traditional ABA was used.

However, I found that she had a lot of strong skills on her own and that the ABA was too rote for what

HER needs were. I decided to find a therapist that had a more

natural/eclectic approach and I feel that was a good decision for us.

However, I do feel that if she didn’t already have the skills she did,

then ABA might

have been a better route.

Hope this was helpful.

From: sList

[mailto:sList ]

On Behalf Of Farley

Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008

8:44 PM

To: sList

Subject: RE:

D.I.I.D. auditory processing

Good evening to all!

I’m new to this group and am curious to know how the

various members regard research as they choose interventions for their

children. I currently live in Austin, Texas and work with

young children, including young children with autism. I am getting

married soon and will be moving to Pompano

Beach in February. I just left a doctoral

program (left, not completed!) with a heavy research emphasis and a bias toward

ABA-based interventions for young children with autism. I have worked in

situations with ABA/discrete

trial approaches. I also have worked in situations that took a more

multi-disciplinary approach: developmental, speech and language, OT, and

positive behavior support, along with dietary changes. Ultimately,

I’ve actually been personally, professionally, and ethically more

comfortable with the latter for young children. And, for two young

children who had both autism and intellectual disabilities, a discrete trial

approach seemed to trigger challenging behavior and undermine motivation (as

suggested by either flat, or very variable data trends). For one child, a

natural environment approach that included developmental considerations and

focused on functional communication and self-help skills was a much better fit

(I left the other situation before the consultant made any changes).

These experiences have left me with a very different regard for

research than when I first began my training—traditional ABA might have

the largest body of research, and I think it’s worth reviewing and

considering, but I have stopped disregarding other approaches just

because they don’t have as much research behind them, or just because

they don’t describe themselves as behavioral. As one of my

professors taught me, everything we

do is behavior—and so, I just look at what aspect of behavior is

addressed by OT intervention, speech and language intervention, etc.

So,I am truly interested: How do you regard research? And, have any

of you opted out of ABA-based

interventions in favor of other approaches?

Thank you in advance for any thoughts and stories you are

willing to share! I am very interested in people’s stories and

experiences.

Kind regards,

Farley

" Yesterday is already a

dream and tomorrow is only a vision, but today well-lived makes every yesterday

a dream of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope. "

~Sanskrit Proverb~

From: sList

[mailto:sList ]

On Behalf Of ana brushingham

Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008

4:03 PM

To: sList

Subject: Re:

D.I.I.D. auditory processing

Hi

I like Dr.

Randle but frankly I have never heard of it and I do Berard Auditory

Integration Training. I will look into it and call some of my collegues to

see what they have to say. I would be interested in knowing if they

have any legitimate studies to back it up. I will get back to

you.

Always

Ana Brushingham

From: ftmomma3

<lettmanabhotmail>

Subject: D.I.I.D. auditory processing

To: sList

Date: Monday, December 29, 2008, 10:04 AM

Hello,

My son recently had an auditory processing exam at Dr. Randle's office

in Coral Springs.

They recommended this DIID (I didn't really

understand all of what that stood for) that is a CD driven program

to " train the brain " neurologically and is supposed to improve

focus

and attention.

Has anyone heard of this? Is this for real or snake oil?

I appreciate all comments.

Regards and Happy Holidays!

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[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Feel free to e-mail me privately if you wish so we can discuss Berard AIT.

AlwaysAna Brushingham

Subject: Re: D.I.I.D. auditory processingTo: sList Date: Sunday, January 4, 2009, 1:42 PM

Hi Ana,I don't know much about AIT (Berard or otherwise) but I appreciate your comments and have started reviewing the websites you provided. Can you tell me something about the difference between AIT and DIID? Thank you, > > From: ftmomma3

<lettmanab@. ..>> Subject: D.I.I.D. auditory processing> To: sList@ yahoogroups. com> Date: Monday, December 29, 2008, 10:04 AM> > > > > > > Hello,> My son recently had an auditory processing exam at Dr. Randle's office > in Coral Springs. They recommended this DIID (I didn't really > understand all of what that stood for) that is a CD driven program > to "train the brain" neurologically and is supposed to improve focus > and attention.> > Has anyone heard of this? Is this for real or snake oil? > > I appreciate all comments.> > Regards and Happy Holidays!> > >