AIT Helps Improve the
Lives and Learning of Those with Autism, ADHD, Hyperacute Hearing, Speech Delays
& Tinnitus...in 10 Days. The
AIT Institute is the #1 Provider off
AIT At Home Services
globally and is the largest AIT resource website in the world.
AIT
is the #1 clinically studied auditory based
educational intervention! All sessions are
conveniently completed at home under the supervision of an
AIT
Practitioner. AIT services are available in the
USA, Canada and other English speaking countries.
AIT
requires 10 hours of sound therapy, with 20 sessions of 30 minutes
each, done 2 times daily over 10 consecutive days. This
listening therapy helps to
correct
hyperacute
hearing,
tinnitusand other auditory
challenges.
AIT
has been used successfully with children and adults with many
different
diagnoses for
over 60 years.
Testimonial
by the Parent of a Child with Sensory Processing Disorder written
4 weeks after AIT.
July of 2005
AIT For Sensory Issues: Many parents and practitioners alike are eager to know more about Sensory
Processing Disorder (SPD) and the how those who have sensory processing
issues can best benefit from educational training methods and therapies
available. Auditory Integration Training has provided significantly gains
to individuals with Sensory Processing Disorder .
“The
only word that I can use to describe B's progress is amazing!!! His
anxiety level has decreased dramatically. I can
calm him down in almost any situation. He
is also playing differently (a lot of make believe) and speaking in
longer sentences. I haven't changed much of his other therapies so I
have to give the credit to the Auditory Integration Training.”
Testimonial by the Parent of Child with Sensory
Processing Disorder written 8 weeks after AIT.
August 2005
“He's
still improving and making jumps - even his sensory issues seem to be
improving.
If you decide to come back next summer I definitely want B to do Auditory
Integration Training again.”
Key Symptoms of Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD):
A
child with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) has a vestibular system
that is out of balance.
A
vestibular system that is out of balance is a strong indication for
Auditory Integration Training.
The vestibular
system of those with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) is either
over or under-reactive.
Sensory
Processing Disorder (SPD) is not conducive to efficient learning, appropriate
behavior, or even-tempered emotional response.
Sensory information
is distorted compared to that of neuro-typical individuals
- a person will be either hyper-sensitive or hypo-sensitive,
either seeming to have too much or too little stimulation.
Sensory information
is not efficiently integrated and processed.
The individual is
sensitive to loud sounds.
The person with Sensory
Processing Disorder (SPD) has poor large and small motor skills.
Sounds may be
difficult
to discriminate, especially in the presence of
background
sound.
Hyper-sensitivity
to touch, smell, tasteand textures of food
may be present.
Movement,
balance, vision and orientation can be negatively impacted.
Benefits
for Children with Sensory
Processing Disorder After
Auditory Integration Training
Improved hearing and
listening ability
Improved understanding
Improved social interactions
Improved attention
span
Improved ability to
follow directions
Improved ability to
organize ideas
Improved sensory processing
capabilities
Improved coordination
and balance
Improved expressive
language (clarity, sentence length, content)
Increased comfort
levels, increased calm
Increased comprehension
of auditory input
Increased discrimination
of sounds
Improved school performance
Increased tolerance
and decreased sensitivity to sound
Increased tolerance
to changes in environment and routine
Decreased sensory
overload
Decreased tactile
defensiveness
More even temperament
Decreased and less
frequent anxiety
How Does AIT Help those with Sensory Processing Disorder?
Berard
AIT
uses
20 sessions of intensive frequency-modulated music over 10 (or 12) days
to present intensive and novel sensory stimulation to the ears and auditory
system as a whole.
AIT is designed to be an
enjoyable
experience.
AIT
the retrains the ears and improves the efficiency of hearing
and auditory processing
AIT
exercises the stapedius muscle, thusimproving the acoustic reflex.
AIT Impacts the Vestibular
System in these ways:
Auditory Integration Training Results
in a Healthier Stapedius Muscle (Acoustic Reflex).
Positively affects
the vestibular system in the inner ear.
When
the acoustic reflex and the vestibular system are functioning efficiently,
information is sent to the brain without confused and mixed-up signals.
Helps the ears screen
out background noise.
Eliminates
or reduces distortions (a person can be hypo-sensitive, hyper-sensitive,
or both)
Helps focus and concentrates
hearing.
Reduces the
sounds
of one’s voice, swallowing, chewing.
Helps to correct control
of eye movement.
Properly activates
the function of the inner ear structures.
Assists to
combine the acoustic reflexes with those of the visual and proprioceptive
systems for control of movement and body awareness.
Understanding Sensory Issues in Autism:
Hypersensitive Hearing Can Be Treated With Auditory Integration Training (10:57 minutes)
