Re: AIT Therapy

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Posted By Jen on October 25, 2000 at 12:04:30:

In Reply to: AIT Therapy posted by Scarlett on October 23, 2000 at 18:32:24:

Hello,
We had a positive experience with Auditory Enhancement Training Berard method. I am not sure what the difference is to AIT except that it was the machine developed after the Audiokinitron that is supposedly better for some reason. I really don't get how they determine which frequencies the child is hearing incorrectly, especially when they can't tell you. However, it really triggered speech for my then 3 year old autistic son.

We followed it up with Samomas which was a negative experience. Hypersensitivity to sound increased, as did all autistic behaviors, and he just did not enjoy interacting anymore. So we stopped, and I played the Mozart for Children CD series for 20 minutes in the AM and then about 30 minutes at night as he was going to sleep. No headphones, at a low volume with the trebble setting turned up. He got much better. He could tolerate music again, and hypersensitivity went down. I am at this point afraid to ever do any type of AIT with headphones again.

I am interested in Fast Forword though. We have the demo, and my son does pretty well with the games. Affording it is the problem. It is $850 just for the licensing agreement, then you have to pay a speech therapist $200 a week until the child completes it.

Doug, if Josh really would gain 3 years in language with this, I would sell my body parts to do it. (Just kidding) Can you tell us how you attribute Fast Forword to Nick's jump in language? Do you feel Nick receptively understood 3 years ahead, but did not have the verbal ability, or did the games truly help his receptive language as well?

Josh is understanding much more than he used to. He talks in sentences, answers set work questions, and understands all the games on the demo now.
Thanks,
Jen

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Comments:: Hello, : We had a positive experience with Auditory Enhancement Training Berard method. I am not sure what the difference is to AIT except that it was the machine developed after the Audiokinitron that is supposedly better for some reason. I really don't get how they determine which frequencies the child is hearing incorrectly, especially when they can't tell you. However, it really triggered speech for my then 3 year old autistic son. : We followed it up with Samomas which was a negative experience. Hypersensitivity to sound increased, as did all autistic behaviors, and he just did not enjoy interacting anymore. So we stopped, and I played the Mozart for Children CD series for 20 minutes in the AM and then about 30 minutes at night as he was going to sleep. No headphones, at a low volume with the trebble setting turned up. He got much better. He could tolerate music again, and hypersensitivity went down. I am at this point afraid to ever do any type of AIT with headphones again. : I am interested in Fast Forword though. We have the demo, and my son does pretty well with the games. Affording it is the problem. It is $850 just for the licensing agreement, then you have to pay a speech therapist $200 a week until the child completes it. : Doug, if Josh really would gain 3 years in language with this, I would sell my body parts to do it. (Just kidding) Can you tell us how you attribute Fast Forword to Nick's jump in language? Do you feel Nick receptively understood 3 years ahead, but did not have the verbal ability, or did the games truly help his receptive language as well? : Josh is understanding much more than he used to. He talks in sentences, answers set work questions, and understands all the games on the demo now. : Thanks, : Jen