autism

Audio Integration is a desensitizing therapy that is designed to exercises the inner ear to be able to accept varies frequencies of sound. Modulated music is played through earphones that the subject listens to for 45 minute sessions twice daily for a week. For the newly diagnosed children it can be a task to get them to sit still for the sessions. They can play with toys but are not allowed to read or color.

This form of therapy is off the beaten path and has been some what controversial. It is not offered every where so it is something that might require families to travel to a place where it is performed. I do have to say it seemed to really work for our son. While he does still have sound sensitivities they are much better then they were. I understand that a variation of this therapy is now available called ear aerobics. I don’t know much about it but if your child has sound-sensitivities these type of therapies are definitely worth looking into.