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The Sound Of A Miracle: The Inspiring True Story of A Mother's Fight to Free Her Child from Autism

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This book was so riviting that I read it from cover to cover in four hours straight. I am a mother of a four year old high-functioning autistic boy. With the miriad of treatments now available I sometimes feel lost in my search to help my son. Reading Sound of a Miracle and other books told by mothers of autistic children and their struggles has helped educate me on what treatment options are available and where to focus my tedious research efforts. The author makes it clear that AIT does not produce miraculous results in every child, however, it did for her daughter and that's a story worth being told and read!

This is a book about autistic(not that this means much in todays world, where almost every unusual social behavior is labeled as autistic)girl. She was very sensitive to certain frequency sounds, which made it very hard for her to interact with others, and do simple things that most people can do. On the other hand she also could do things that most of us can't. After lots of traditional treatments, which helped a bit, but not much, her family found Guy Berard auditory treatment, which changed everything. Her mother is saying in the book, that not all autistic kids get improvement of this degree- possibly because their problem might lay in different area, but for autistic like kids, especially the ones, that react very strongly to some sounds,trying this method is definetely a good idea. All it takes is 10 or 20 sessions twice daily listening with headphones.

This is a must buy from anyone who works with the population with autism or have children with autism. It tell how hypersensitive hearing affect those with autism and why many have meltdowns with certain sound frequencies. AIT is also explained in this book as well, both the Tomatis and Berard method[[ASIN:1425976034 Effective Treatments and Solutions for the Autistic Population]

Auditory integration training (AIT)is a scam that preys upon a parents desire to do everthing possible for their child. Google AIT and you will see there are no studies, only "reports" that validate AIT. The idea about "training" the middle ear muscles is entirely untrue on an anatomy and physiology standpoint. Why is there zero research out there valdiating a procedure that has been around for over 40 years? Before you spend a penny on AIT, make an appointment, that your insurance WILL cover, to talk to an Ear, Nose, and Throat physician or audiologist about it. AIT used to target individuals with autism and now that auditory processing disorders (APD) have been identified these individuals are now being targeted. It angers me that people are out there taking advanatage of these families.