Guest guest Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 I have never tried it..... but I am not a big fan of Fast Forward based on it's cost alone. It is cumbersome and difficult to use and administer. To me, it smacks of a therapist money-grab. We need to pressure these companies to make therapies more accessable to the parents. After learning so much at NACD, I am convinced that I am indeed the best therapist my child could possibly have. Now.... I am aware that people have found a lot of success with Fast Forward therapy but if APD is only 'part' of your childs issues (like most of our kids), then the thousands of dollars it costs plus the 45 minutes per day of computer time.... really, it doesn't leave much left over for SLP services, OT costs, PT or even regular sports fees. Some of our kids need vision therapy as well.... So.... these providers need to become aware of our plight and start reducing their costs for their therapies.... costs are becoming prohibitive! It`s a bit ridiculous and seems like it is taking advantage of sick kids in an obscene way...... imo..... ly, Thank the lord for The Listening Program and plain old digit spans with a white board! I couldn`t imagine trying to get Mark to commit to 45 minutes of therapy at a time each day! Actually, I believe that the time committment is `more` than this.... I have heard wonderful things about earobics and the price is definately right! They who have the most competetive price points with the best overall therapy shall win! Janice [sPAM][ ] Re: Earobics My son got over his speech issues before he got over the motor planning issues regarding the computer. (He's still not good with the mouse, but he is only 5-1/2.) My sister thinks it's an excellent program, and has done it with both of her children. One has APD and one is officially " language-based learning disorder " , with some spectrum characteristics. Here's one interesting tidbit: when we were at NACD, I asked about doing Earobics over the summer. Our consultant felt that the proper order of things is: The Listening Program (or Tomatis or center based listening therapy, depending on kid), followed by FastForward if necessary, followed by Earobics if necessary. My nieces did Earobics first. Oh, well. One might infer that anything that helps your auditory processing should help your articulation, right? Plus, Earobics is cheap compared to most programs out there, so the financial risk is certainly minimal. in NJ > > Has anyone's child used Earobics? Our new speech therapist has > recommended this for my daughter. > > If anyone has used this, please let me know what you think. > > Thanks, > > Suzi > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 I like the idea behind fastforword. It is neurologically baside, which NACD is as well as neurofeedback and listening program. The theory is great; however there is a monolopoly or oligolopoly on their products since they dod not sell to the public. I have heard woderful things but do not have the money for a trial on fastforword. www.scilearn.com is the site. You can see a demo of the program there. Has anyone done any neurofeedback with or without success? sharon Janice <jscott@...> wrote: I have never tried it..... but I am not a big fan of Fast Forward based on it's cost alone. It is cumbersome and difficult to use and administer. To me, it smacks of a therapist money-grab. We need to pressure these companies to make therapies more accessable to the parents. After learning so much at NACD, I am convinced that I am indeed the best therapist my child could possibly have. Now.... I am aware that people have found a lot of success with Fast Forward therapy but if APD is only 'part' of your childs issues (like most of our kids), then the thousands of dollars it costs plus the 45 minutes per day of computer time.... really, it doesn't leave much left over for SLP services, OT costs, PT or even regular sports fees. Some of our kids need vision therapy as well.... So.... these providers need to become aware of our plight and start reducing their costs for their therapies.... costs are becoming prohibitive! It`s a bit ridiculous and seems like it is taking advantage of sick kids in an obscene way...... imo..... ly, Thank the lord for The Listening Program and plain old digit spans with a white board! I couldn`t imagine trying to get Mark to commit to 45 minutes of therapy at a time each day! Actually, I believe that the time committment is `more` than this.... I have heard wonderful things about earobics and the price is definately right! They who have the most competetive price points with the best overall therapy shall win! Janice [sPAM][ ] Re: Earobics My son got over his speech issues before he got over the motor planning issues regarding the computer. (He's still not good with the mouse, but he is only 5-1/2.) My sister thinks it's an excellent program, and has done it with both of her children. One has APD and one is officially " language-based learning disorder " , with some spectrum characteristics. Here's one interesting tidbit: when we were at NACD, I asked about doing Earobics over the summer. Our consultant felt that the proper order of things is: The Listening Program (or Tomatis or center based listening therapy, depending on kid), followed by FastForward if necessary, followed by Earobics if necessary. My nieces did Earobics first. Oh, well. One might infer that anything that helps your auditory processing should help your articulation, right? Plus, Earobics is cheap compared to most programs out there, so the financial risk is certainly minimal. in NJ > > Has anyone's child used Earobics? Our new speech therapist has > recommended this for my daughter. > > If anyone has used this, please let me know what you think. > > Thanks, > > Suzi > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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