Auditory Integration Training (AIT)

AUDITORY INTEGRATION TRAINING (AIT)

WHO Is It For? Berard Auditory Integration Training (AIT) is for individuals (from age three to ninety)
with hypersensitivity to sound, lack of awareness of sound, and the inability to discriminate sound
differences.

WHAT Is It? Berard AIT builds the foundation for good hearing by “retraining” how a person hears.
Research indicates that if sound is partially blocked or is painful, successive flexing and extension of
the middle ear muscles will increase their mobility and decrease pain. This stimuli influences portions
of the brain that correlate with our auditory pathways. AIT randomly introduces low and high pitched
sounds to the auditory system, increasing blood flow to the brain, adding to the overall positive
effect. Therapy consists of 20 half hour sessions (twice daily for ten days).

WHEN Is It Used? AIT is recommended when the need is demonstrated by the Diagnostic Evaluation
Therapy Protocol (DETP®).

WHY Might I Use It? AIT can benefit many people with disorders that directly or indirectly are
effected by their hearing (according to years of research by Dr. Berard). Common problems addressed
include symptoms associated with: Autism, Dyslexia, AD/HD, PDD, Central Auditory Processing
problems, Fluency problems, hypersensitivity to sound, hyposensitivity to sound (tuning out sounds)
and other disabilities and developmental delays. Please note, it is not the disorder that is helped, but
the function of one’s hearing sense.

WHERE Is It Offered? AIT is offered at The Davis Center in Succasunna, New Jersey or at our
specially arranged Outreach locations.

HOW Can I Schedule? Contact The Davis Center at 862-251-4637, 9:30 am to 5:30 pm, Monday
through Friday, Eastern Standard Time to schedule an evaluation. Or email
npdunn@thedaviscenter.com.

Sound-based therapies are not medical treatments. They do not cure or treat medical disease conditions. They work on supporting change in
learning, development, and wellness. The Davis Center does not diagnose or prescribe for medical or psychological conditions; nor does it claim to
prevent, treat, mitigate or cure such conditions; nor provide diagnosis, care, treatment or rehabilitation of individuals or apply medical, mental
health or human development principles beyond the scope of professional practice.

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