Posts tagged learning disabilities
What the Heck is Sound Training?
Aug 4th
Sound Training can help address your child’s skills and abilities that you’d most like to see improved, from gifted development to specific learning challenges. How can something you listen to help learning challenges? Let me explain:
As Dr. Alfred Tomatis, the “Father” of Sound Training, discovered that 85 percent of the neural pathways to our brain are stimulated through the ear. Within the ear, there are two main nerves: the Auditory (Cochlear) Nerve, which carries hearing information between the inner ear and the brain and the Vestibular Integrator, which controls coordination, balance, and governs body functions.
If you are not processing certain More >
Our Listening Training Experience So Far
Mar 7th
Listening Training? Huh? Is that some new form of obedience school for children?
No, silly! It’s an awesome auditory processing tool that I decided I wanted my son to experience.
From EnListen®:
Listening is the primary foundation for competency in speaking, reading, writing and social interaction. There is a difference between hearing and listening. Hearing is the passive reception of sound, while listening is the active acknowledgment and organization of sound. Listening is the interpretation of sounds in the brain. Individuals with autism and other learning disabilities can have significant listening disabilities.
The process began with an extensive questionnaire and interview to assess Justin’s More >
Social Skills Tips from Special Guest Sue Diamond
May 22nd
Children who present with Autistic Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, Central Auditory Processing Disorder, and language and learning disabilities tend to have issues with social skills (pragmatic language). They want to interact, join in, play, converse, and have friends. However, many times they are isolated and ostracized by their peers because they miss social cues. They may not use eye contact appropriately or nod their head to show understanding or interest.
Choosing appropriate questions for a topic and maintaining the conversation may be very difficult and cause for social anxiety. The topics they do initiate can be limited with either excessive verbiage or limited More >
Where Am I? Explaining Proprioception and Autism
Apr 4th
Proprioception , meaning “one’s own” and perception, is the sense of the relative position of parts of the body. Unlike the traditional five senses by which we perceive the outside world, proprioception tells you whether your body is moving or sitting still, as well as where your body parts are located in relation to one another.
Children with Autism frequently show signs of proprioceptive dysfunction. Do these sensory seeking behaviors sound like your child?
- Loves to crash into walls repeatedly
- Stomps when walking
- Kicks the chair or hooks feet around chair when sitting
- Prefers tight or multiple layers of clothing
- Chews on fingers, pens, Nintendo More >
