Therapeutic Listening (Headphones) July 2nd

When engaged in a therapeutic listening program children listen to electronically altered compact discs based on the ideas and technology created by Alfred Tomatis, Guy Berard and Ingor Steinbach, pioneers in sound therapy. The music prescribed for the child varies in style, types of filtering and level of complexity according to the needs of the child and the goals of the program.  Children typically participate in a therapeutic listening program for 2-6 months,  listening for an hour a day while engaged in other activities at home, or school. In some cases, listening programs become part of longer term intervention program that supports a child’s “sensory diet.”  During occupational therapy sessions, listening is combined with activities to facilitate attention, organization, postural control and movement resulting in overall improvements in functional skills.