Filtered Sound Training
Special Education in Edenvale

Filtered Sound Training (Berard AIT) is a programme that uses special music to give an 'aerobic workout' in the auditory pathway. This method of intensive auditory stimulation was shown to be helpful for various social, emotional, learning and developmental difficulties.

Company description:
Bérard Auditory Integration Training (or Bérard AIT, now also referred to as Filtered Sound Training) was developed by Dr Guy Bérard, a French Ear- Nose- and Throat specialist living in Annecy, France. Dr Bérard originally devised AIT to rehabilitate disorders of the auditory system such as hearing loss or hearing distortions (hypersensitive, hyposensitive, or asymmetrical hearing conditions). After more than 35 years of clinical practice Dr Bérard concluded that in many cases distortions of hearing or auditory processing contribute to behavioral problems and could also contribute to learning difficulties. He found in the large majority of his clients that AIT significantly reduced some or many of the handicaps associated with dyslexia, autism spectrum disorders, central auditory processing disorders (CAPD), speech and language problems, and a variety of sensory issues including auditory, tactile or other sensitivities (hyper or hypo), pervasive developmental disorder (PDD), attention deficit disorder (with or without hyperactivity), anxiety and depression. AIT was designed to normalise the ways in which the brain processes auditory information. In other words it works to equalise the hearing response across all frequencies across the hearing range. AIT has over 35 years of scientific research and there are 28 clinical studies documenting its efficacy. The training itself consists of twenty half-hour sessions spaced over the ten consecutive days. Depending on the individual there may be transient side effects including headaches, mood swings, mild disorientation, euphoria, and nausea. As with any exercise programme fatigue is the most commonly-seen side-effect. Many people show no side effects at all. These side effects may appear intermittently for the month following AIT. It is evident that some powerful changes occur during AIT and it takes a while for the person to assimilate them. No long-term negative effects have been attributed to AIT.

Service areas:
Gauteng and surrounding areas. Edenvale, Benoni, Boksburg, Kempton Park, Springs, Brakpan, East Rand, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Centurion, Rayton, Delmas, Sundra, Eloff etc. Home programs available for anywhere in South Africa.
Spoken languages
English, Afrikaans.

Keywords
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