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Spectrum Center Tomatis Auditory Training
Treating a basic impairment in relation and communication.| The majority of the children seen at the Spectrum Center are under the age of five, with many of these under the age of three. A typical history is a failure to develop, or a regression in the development of language. The majority of families report normal development during the first year. In retrospect they may recall certain sensitivities to touch, movement, light, and sound, which became more severe later. They may also recall some delay in gestural communication, such as "waving bye-bye", or playing peek-a-boo. However these symptoms were not sufficient to cause alarm for most families. Some parents feel, however that they always had an uneasy feeling, yet were reassured by doctors and other family members. In some historys there are reports of severe colic, severe sensitivities, and poor eye contact since infancy. | |
| When symptoms are absent or minimal in the first year, familyies report significant changes in behavior during the second year. Language that was developing, suddenly or gradually stops. Parents report they will hear a word, never to hear it again. Words and phrases that were well established fade away. There is often a change in eye contact and level of engagement. Play becomes aimless or repetitive in nature. Often sensory sensitivities emerge or become more severe. Behavior often becomes more rigid or inflexible. The children may become very upset if there is a change in routine. Temper tantrums often become more frequentand severe in nature as the child has no language to communicate theirneeds. There is often a change in eating habits as the children become increasingly picky and limited in what they will eat. | Another
significant history is of frequent earinfections and anti-biotic use.
Although this is observed in a majority of the children, there are
children who present with the above disorder without any history of ear
infections or anti-biotic use. SENSORY HISTORYOF AUTISM AND PDDCOPYRIGHT VALERIE DEJEAN, 2000, 2008 |