Since there exists an epidemic of autism in America, probably the result of some factor or factors scrambling the child's nervous systems, that the use of such a device as the Electronic Ear should be encouraged and may someday be treated as a medical device by the FDA, thus being readily billable to insurance companies. Our public policy argument is that with the current epidemic of autism, the use of this device should be treated very seriously, and its use encouraged. No other treatment for autism works nearly as well.

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Spectrum Center, 305 E. 53rd St Manhattan 1-877-4AUTKID
Through a combination of auditory stimulation and sensory and Vestibular Integration therapy, the Spectrum Center helps individuals open up channels of communication. This combination of therapies is unique to the Spectrum Center and has had phenomenal results for our clients. The Tomatis Method of auditory stimulations designed to re-awaken the ear's natural ability to listen, and ultimately stimulate the brain's desire to communicate. For some, it opens a door to an entirely new world.
How it works: The ear has two main functions. One is hearing. The second is balance. It was Tomatis's discovery that by treating the ear with sound that one could alter the balance or vestibular function of the ear. When the autistic child develops a better sense of balance, he distinguishes up and down and then stops spinning or stops watching the fan go around all day. He begins to get a sense of self and other because he suddenly realized that he is a distinct entity who is different from everything and everybody else. He then realizes that he has power over the universe. It is thus that a patient treated for balance begins a phase of life commonly known as the “terrible twos”. This is all possible because the altered sounds have affected the balance function of the ear.

In the last 17 years Valerie Dejean has treated upwards of 2000 autistic children with the Tomatis Electronic ear and improved the condition of 90 percent of these children and conversely, worsened the condition of NONE of these children through a system known as the Tomatis Method of auditory training.

Actually, the Electronic Ear is a very fancy audio device resembling a “mixer” where the end result to the client (or Patient) is a form of scratchy filtered music which is listened to by the client through a pair of fancy earphones, (fancy in the sense that a bone conduction device (such as those used in certain hearing-aids), is used to vibrate against the patient's skull providing Channel A of the audio), and with the regular earphones providing channel B with both right and left ear receiving the same signal.
Since there exists an epidemic of autism in America, probably the result of some factor or factors scrambling the child's nervous systems, that the use of such a device as the Electronic Ear should be encouraged and may someday be treated as a medical device by the FDA, thus being readily billable to insurance companies. Our public policy argument is that with the current epidemic of autism, the use of this device should be treated very seriously, and its use encouraged. No other treatment for autism works nearly as well.

We can help children with:

• Sensory integration disorders • Multi-system developmental delays • PDD and Autism • Auditory processing problems • Attention deficit disorders • Learning disabilities and dyslexia • Speech and language difficulties

The Combination of Tomatis Method auditory stimulation and sensory and Vestibular Integration Therapy originated at the Spectrum Center and has hadphenomenal results. Daily parent feedback, staff discussions of eachchild two or three times per week, regular parent-staff conferences andperiodic testing ensure comprehensive therapy for each child.

Helping children from toddlers to adolescents with:

• Attention span and concentration

• Auditory discrimination and comprehension

• Organizational and learning skills

• Speech articulation

• Reading and writing

• Posture and balance awareness

Our therapies have also helped children with school performance difficulties:

• Behavior problems and social difficulties

• Difficulty learning to read, write and spell

• Trouble grasping mathematical concepts.