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In the treatment of Autism at the Spectrum Center we combine Tomatis Auditory Training with Sensory Integration Gym. By doing so, we perform a "soft reset" on the vestibular system, which produces a better sense of balance and gravitation. This is discussed in Valerie Dejean's new book on Autism. Click here to see Table of Contents. LINKS:
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They often need directions repeated. Their responses to verbal information may also be delayed and at times absent. They may not understand jokes and may have trouble finding the words to express themselves verbally or on paper. In more severe cases speech and language may be delayed as these children are unable to quickly discriminate and attach meaning to the words they hear spoken to them. They can mispronounce words because they have misheard them. Social skills can be affected as they are not processing auditory information at a sufficient speed to respond promptly in two way verbal exchanges. Learning to read phonetically is often difficult because it is dependent on auditory decoding and synthesizing and manipulation. Spelling can be equally challenged as they do not hear the words accurately and there for are unable to reproduce them. Often reading comprehension is impaired because they are working so hard to decode what they have read that there is no room left for understanding. Although these children may learn to read, they may never do it for pleasure. Classes that are dependent on language and reading skills such as social studies, English and foreign language may be very difficult. Even subjects such as math and science which in the early grades may have been easier becomes more challenging as the subjects become increasingly language based. By the time these children enter forth grade, the majority of their lesson are presented orally. By middle school they must learn to "tune into" verbal directions from many different teacher. They often start to day dream and tune out as their auditory system is simply overloaded. Class size also becomes larger so there is much more background competing noise which makes listening increasingly difficult. Selections from Valerie Dejean's new book on Motor Planning
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