Guest guest Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 hi yes you can get your GP to refer your child to them in Stoke Newington. We did ask our pediatrician and he sad no !!! not proven and no resarch bla bla bla the usual! But i did talk to them and she said on their webside if you fill documents for your child she will send you some special information for your GP to get a referal so you may be luckey and get it > > > Hi Anita > > My son did AIT last summer when he was 4. We went to the Sound Learning Centre in Palmers Green, North London. I really liked them and was very impressed with ine who runs it. We did both lights and sound. We listened to music for half an hour, then looked at flashing lights for another half an hour each morning, then had a break, then did it again the afternoon. So two hours a day total. We did this for 10 days without a break. He was fine with the music which you listen to with headphones, he actually liked this. He hated the lights and had to sit on my lap for this and it took all my powers of distraction to get through this bit. It's not really very nice, I didn't like it either. The main reason we did it was to help with his sound sensitivity which was really bad. AIT completely resolved it. On the way home we went into a public toilet and he used the hand dryer. Before the AIT he wouldn't even go near a public toilet just in case someone used the hand dryer - he really hated them. He continued to use his ear defenders at home for a couple weeks until he realised he didn't need to. We also saw improved coordination and some improvement with auditory processing, although this is still a problem for him. So it depends on your reasons for going. They had several books of testimonials and press cuttings and have a cd they can send you with more information. They are Caudwell funded now. I can't remember exactly what we paid but it was around £1500 I think, maybe a little less. That included the assessment which you have to have first. I did get some useful info in the assessment but they couldn't do a full one because my son is non-verbal. They also have an outreach programme where they visit various parts of the country. > > http://www.thesoundlearningcentre.co.uk/ > > There is another one in north London in Stoke Newington, the Sound and Light Centre. They claim to be an NHS provider but I'm not sure how easy that is. My local authority would not fund it. > > http://www.light-and-sound.co.uk/ > > If you need any other info just let me know > > > To: Autism-Biomedical-Europe > From: mysuperteach@... > Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:36:48 +0000 > Subject: listening therapies > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Does anyone have any experience with either the listening programme, > > tomatis, or AIT here in the UK? > > > > I think ds would be a good candidate now, but would need to have my > > ducks in a row to fight for funding. I'd be most appreciative of some > > input about providers, costs, etc. I live in the West Midlands if that > > makes any difference (not sure it does) but am willing to travel. > > > > Thanks very much, > > Anita > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get all your favourite content with the slick new MSN Toolbar - FREE > http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/111354027/direct/01/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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