Re: Question Regarding The Therapeutic Listening Program NOT the Listening Program

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Don't know the program but the headphones may be cheaper on ebay

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> I was wondering if anyone here has had their child with Autism, PDD-

> NOS, ADHD or any similar issues has tried the Therapeutic Listening

> Program.

> According to our OT this program is different than the Listening

> Program but it does use the HD500A Sennheiser headphones.

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> If you have tried it please tell me what you thought of it & if you

saw

> the desired results in your child.

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> I would like to know before I invest $145.00 in headphones

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> Thanks so much!

> Yvette

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We tried it with our son-and we found it to make him very hyper!!? When I was

listening to the music-it made me feel like I had motion sickness-Have heard

this from a lot of people.? We discontinued it after 2 months.? My son would

fight us and his therapist as well.

[ ] Question Regarding The Therapeutic Listening

Program NOT the Listening Program

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone here has had their child with Autism, PDD-

NOS, ADHD or any similar issues has tried the Therapeutic Listening

Program.

According to our OT this program is different than the Listening

Program but it does use the HD500A Sennheiser headphones.

If you have tried it please tell me what you thought of it & if you saw

the desired results in your child.

I would like to know before I invest $145.00 in headphones

Thanks so much!

Yvette

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Josh did the Vital Links listening program and we saw huge success! Because of

his sensory issues it took a week to get him used to the headphones but his OT

was very patient - first day only 2 seconds with them on, by Friday 10 seconds

on, I took the headphones home and he wore them the full 30 minutes by Sunday

night - amazing. Through the 16 week course, we saw huge improvement in

balance, focus, fine motor skills, he went from scribbling to purposeful

drawing, his speech was a little bit clearer, it was amazing. Josh is not on

the spectrum nor does he have ADD (at least he hasn't been diagnosed with it -

I'm not sure) - he's got sensory integration dysfunction, hypotonia, verbal/oral

apraxia, global dyspraxia, dysarthria, cognitive delays. This past August I did

the Sensory Learning Program with him, which included another listening therapy

aspect, again, saw huge strides including balance/vestibular issues looking

better.

It all depends on the kid. I can point to a lot of kids who have great

success on the listening programs and there are an equal number who don't.

Fortunately, I didn't have to purchase any of the components of the therapies

either time Josh did them, so that was a big deal. His OT the first time

worked through her hospital and they set up a " lending library " type thing with

them providing the headphones and we checked out CDs as he progressed, returning

them when done. During the sensory learning program, the listening therapy was

done only in the clinic.

As for the music causing motion sickness - I agree - it's horrible to listen

to! I'm a musician and listening to one of the CDs really did make my stomach

turn! But, I think for a kid with sensory issues and some of the other issues

our kiddos have, perhaps it doesn't seem that way to them - afterall, the idea

is that the therapy stimulates portions of the brain that are perhaps

underutilized or are affected in other ways.

So, with the success we had, I would urge you to give it a try. But, it is an

investment - time and money. JMTC.

Sherry and Josh

akdemmons@... wrote:

We tried it with our son-and we found it to make him very hyper!!? When I was

listening to the music-it made me feel like I had motion sickness-Have heard

this from a lot of people.? We discontinued it after 2 months.? My son would

fight us and his therapist as well.

[ ] Question Regarding The Therapeutic Listening

Program NOT the Listening Program

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone here has had their child with Autism, PDD-

NOS, ADHD or any similar issues has tried the Therapeutic Listening

Program.

According to our OT this program is different than the Listening

Program but it does use the HD500A Sennheiser headphones.

If you have tried it please tell me what you thought of it & if you saw

the desired results in your child.

I would like to know before I invest $145.00 in headphones

Thanks so much!

Yvette

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That means it is working the stepia muscle but too fast. The right

program administered properly can be a beautiful thing.

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When I was listening to the music-it made me feel like I had motion

sickness-Have heard this from a lot of people.? We discontinued it

after 2 months.? My son would fight us and his therapist as well.

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> I was wondering if anyone here has had their child with Autism, PDD-

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> NOS, ADHD or any similar issues has tried the Therapeutic Listening

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> According to our OT this program is different than the Listening

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> Program but it does use the HD500A Sennheiser headphones.

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> If you have tried it please tell me what you thought of it & if you

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> the desired results in your child.

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