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LEARNING DISABLED Sound-based therapy supports change in clients with learning disabilities who have: Hypersensitivity and Hyposensitivity to all sensory stimulation: hearing, touch, smell, vision, and taste Vestibular imbalances Balance/coordination Social connectedness Sense of self Receptive and expressive language Phoneme awareness Early development skills Decoding skills Reading comprehension Listening skills Attention/focus Handwriting Creative writing Fine motor skills Gross motor skills About Sound Therapy: Sound-based therapy involves the use of sound vibration that impacts the body using special equipment, programs, modified music, and/or specific tones/beats, the need for which is identified with appropriate testing. About Learning Disabilities: Learning disabilities is a generic term that refers to a heterogeneous group of disorders manifested by significant difficulties in acquisition and use of listening, speaking, reading, writing, reasoning, or mathematical abilities, or of social skills. These disorders are intrinsic to the individual and presumed to be due to central nervous system dysfunction. (Interagency Committee on Learning Disabilities) Therapies Offered: AIT, Tomatis®, Fast ForWord™, Interactive Metronome™, BioAcoustics™, and home programs. Therapies are only suggested after completing the Diagnostic Evaluation for Therapy Protocol (DETP®) which determines if any sound-based therapy is appropriate and when it is, in the correct order. We utilize The Davis Model of Sound Intervention®. 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. Copyright ©2009 thedaviscenter.com |
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