Our experience with Therapeutic Listening as autism therapy
When I first heard about therapeutic listening, I was very dubious. I didn’t understand how wearing headphones and listening to weird sounds was going to do anything except seriously tick Billy off. Having completed the program now, we still can’t conclusively say that his gains were specifically because of therapeutic listening, but I would call myself a tentative believer. My husband, Dave, for the record, is still skeptical.
via Our experience with Therapeutic Listening as autism therapy | Autism Support Network.
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Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts is founder of Support for Special Needs and has been a regular contributor since its inception in May 2010. A mom to two kids with special needs, she didn't want other parents to feel what is the often isolating world of raising a child (or two!) with disabilities. Her kids had kidney transplants at the age of eight and will need liver transplants in the future as a result of ARPKD/CHF. They both have vision disorders and learning disabilities.
I happen to believe that listening to music and audio (books) via headphones can be helpful to children with diagnoses. My problem with the program you mention is that what is advertised is unprovable – in the same way you cannot be sure if it was effective for your child.
See my post on this: http://www.therextras.com/therextras/2010/02/the-burden-of-proof-.html