Re: Anyone try A.I. T. therapy for their child ?

[Guest guest]

Hi Kev,

We did Berard AIT with a SAIT certified practitioner....I can't say it had

any real or lasting impact on my sons. Rocky Mountain Learning's " The listening

program " did help with auditory defensiveness, but I wouldn't begin to tout

these therapies as a " cure " .

Good luck, I hope you get what you need from this for your children!

[Guest guest]

God I know how individual it is. My son did Tomatis (the expensive one) and

now does Samonas CDs at home. I probably represent the other side of the camp.

With Tomatis - we saw some amazing stuff the first time (got toilet trained in

two weeks - following directions better - better articulation). The second

round we did not see as much.

We do Samonas at home - now that he is 5 - his talking and auditory

processing improves after each round of 3 weeks.

I have see some of the negative stuff - the hyper sensitivity and big

increases in stimming - happen to a good number of kids.

That's why everything we do is so individual to each and every child. I admit

it is so hard to make these choices. I always think you should try the AIT -

start with the less expensive ones like Samonas and see how they do.

Just my 2 cents.

[Guest guest]

i will be " trying " ait next week on my son (autistic, apraxia, sensory dysf,

etc., etc.). just turned 7 yrs old. had the initial eval yesterday with neg

results. anyway, this is through " integrated therapy solutions " frequentely

advertised in parents magazines in los angeles area. very, very, expensive! i

know there are more lesser expensive stuff out there but, i feel initially,

i'd rather have a " professional " have at it first and then, once i get into the

swing of things, i will feel confident on the maintenance side of the

listening program.

my son is a hard case. ill have to let you know his reactions to this

therapy. i believe it will be a great help. vicki in los angeles

[Guest guest]

I looked into AIT therapy years ago. It is quite a lucrative business to get

into. As a Health Care Provider I can rent the box, the tapes, the headphones

for $900.00 and keep it a month. Then I can charge a $100.00 per half hour per

session, mandatory 10 sessions and with one patient I get my initial

investment back! I did not do this but was most impressed that the offer was

made to

me by a " reputable " AIT center. I chose not to do AIT with my own child because

after reading everything that was available in the literature I couldn't find

any reasonable medical rationale. However, unlike megavitamins, chelation,

secretin, and other money makers out there it probably doesn't do much harm.

Kathy -NNY