Sometimes the auditory system seems to be out-of-balance, something is “off” but it is difficult to pinpoint exactly what it is. Sounds may be too loud, even painful, words may sound distorted and difficult to understand, or may seem to be coming so fast so they run together, making it difficult to hear words distinctly. Background noise in restaurants or other busy places distract and confuse the conversation.
These difficulties interfere with auditory processing and make communication and socialization a challenge.
Are you looking for a way to make communication and socialization easier and less stressful? The Berard method of AIT is designed to re-balance, retrain the functions, so the auditory system will become an efficient processor of sound input. Berard AIT provides a specific, novel type of stimulation with frequency, intensity, and the correct duration to stimulate change. Neuroplasticity is the brain’s natural ability to change itself. Berard AIT re-educates the system to create a smooth and effective route for auditory input.
Berard AIT is a sound-based intervention designed to re-organize or balance an auditory system that is not functioning efficiently. There may be problems with hypersensitivity, or delays in timing, distortions in perception, or difficulties with sequencing, any of which can disrupt the normal flow of the auditory message. These challenges can lead to severe speech/language delays or mildly disruptive problems, but typically interfere with the individual’s ability to achieve optimal performance.
Based on studies and clinical observations, it is theorized that Berard AIT is a unique form of stimulation, which provides intensity and repetition, over a specific time period, to create new neural connections or pathways within the auditory system. The ten days of training serve as the catalyst period during which new connections are formed. The process of creating new neurons continues in the following months as the connections continue to be stimulated, strengthened, and integrated through typical daily experiences. Sensory and auditory processing improves and the individual progressively shows improvements in increased attention, concentration, speech, language skills, and socialization.
Improvements in speech and language are very common when the Berard program is used. Very often non-verbal children utter their first words during the training period. Others begin asking questions, or using pronouns and verb tenses correctly. Older individuals and adults find they can organize their thoughts more easily, and say what they intend to say. Speech, which may be unintelligible because it is spoken at such a rapid pace and /or with poor articulation, may become clearer. Vocal tone, volume, and voice quality may show improvement as the auditory system is re-balanced because the ear controls the voice.
