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AIT: Auditory
Integration Training
$1,500.00 for 20 sessions (10 hours) of
total of listening time,
including audiological tests.
What is AIT?
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List
For more information, research, articles and
success stories on AIT,
go to the AIT Institute
AIT for Autism
by
Mary E. Scholer, OTR/L, Berard Approved AIT Practitioner
Simoneon Pediatric Development Center, San Jose, CA
March 2005
Equipment used: DAA unit
What happened to the 13 yr. old
autistic boy I worked with in the past (for 7 years) is so dramatic the
grandmother is almost speechless about it, calling AIT a "miracle" for her
grandson!
All of the things I am reporting here are
a complete first for this child (never done before in his lifetime).
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During the first day of AIT he
complained that he liked the music but having a hard time with people
saying words and wanted only music. After the second day he said he was
now fine with the words and the music together. This child has always
been irritated with people talking, yet can't seem to stop talking
himself.
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After 5 days he told me that he was
understanding what was being said by classmates, teacher and remembering
what he was reading in his language arts class.
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He noticed that his classroom aid had
his head down at the IEP meeting. He went over to him and asked if he
wasn't feeling well. He's never seemed to notice people's body language
before.
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His grandmother (a retired Special
Education teacher) told me that he is finishing his homework in 1/10 the
time it normally takes, it's neat and he is writing stories that make
sense, getting 80% comprehension on the things he's reading (before
0-10% comprehension).
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His handwriting which has always been
terrible, is improved with correct spacing between letters and small in
size.
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They went to a movie the other day and
he was quiet throughout the movie, only once saying that he was
understanding everything that was going on in the film.
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He is now asking family members deep
and thought provoking questions.
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Grandma also told me there were many
more things, but she couldn't remember them all without her journal,
which I encouraged her to do daily during and after AIT. She has been
faithfully doing this.
Comments from the Grandmother of the Autistic Boy
by Joan P.
"There has been remarkable improvement in
my grandson since he completed AIT last Saturday. We are very pleased with
his progress in many areas. We notice his handwriting has improved and is
much neater but he needs encouragement to continue writing more legibly. He
is beginning to ask more thoughtful questions and interact in conversations
more appropriately. He seems to understand his class work better and do
homework faster.
When we saw a movie last week-end he was
quiet during the movie where he use to constantly talk and we missed parts
of of the movie because of his talking. He did turn to me during the movie
and say, "this movie is talking to me". The movie was about a little girl
whose mother left her when she was little. My grandson could relate to this
because his mom left when he was little. He had many questions that he
wanted answered about why his mom left and if his parents would get together
again. He had many questions for his dad that he needed answered. His dad
tried to help him understand. My grandson could not understand many things
about it. He strongly feels there should be no divorce because children get
hurt. I thought this was very mature for him because he had never spoken out
about this subject in that way before.
He seems to be more interested in what we talk about at dinnertime and has
participated more in our conversation. He has a long way to go and needs a
lot of help but there is "light at the end of the tunnel now". As time
progresses I will continue to let our AIT Practitioner, Mary E. Scholer,
OTR/L, know what is happening with my grandson."
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