While enjoying the benefits of a completed round of Berard AIT, the question that often comes up is… should I do another round? Over the years of providing Berard AIT, Berard practitioners have learned that there is often more to be gained, even when the first round of Berard AIT has produced significant improvements.
Berard AIT is a Process
Berard AIT is a process; a course of action taken to reach a particular goal. In some cases, the end goal can be directly achieved, and in others, it’s one step of many towards that goal.
Each step may bring improvements in areas you had not even considered but are actually precursors to your goal. Additional rounds of Berard AIT may help you build the foundation necessary for solid, lasting achievement.
Developmental Stages and Berard AIT
As a child grows, they go through various stages of development. Their responses to Berard AIT may vary depending on individual differences and what their personal system can manage. It is not possible to firmly predict exactly how each person will respond, even though there are general developmental skills and abilities that commonly respond to the training. Feedback from parents and practitioners shows that children achieve different goals and reach new levels of development with each new round of Berard AIT.
Be Patient for the Stimulation to Integrate
There is not a predetermined schedule for rounds of Berard AIT. Typically, a minimum of three months is allowed for the first round to be integrated into the person’s system. A round of Berard AIT is not considered to be “finished” until at least three months post-training, and some individuals require even more time. The Berard practitioner will take many things into consideration when a person requests additional training. Timing is important to get the most benefit from each round.
Restoring Benefits
Occasionally the benefits of this training may be disrupted at some time in the future by unexpected events, such as illness, exposure to excessive noise, medications, etc. If this occurs, it may be possible to provide Berard AIT again to restore the positive changes that were lost or weakened. Parents should always contact their practitioner to ask about any loss of benefits or regression rather than feeling discouraged at the setback. Often, the benefits can be restored with one or more additional rounds.
ABOUT SALLY BROCKETT
Sally personally trained with Dr. Berard in France and has become an international leader in the Berard Method of Auditory Integration Training. Founder and President of the Berard AIT International Society, Sally works with Berard Instructors and Berard Practitioners to maintain the high standards associated with this method. She has advanced the method to include new technology that enables Berard practitioners to provide Remote AIT service that allows people around the world to receive this valuable program without the need to travel from home. Sally co-authored the book “Hearing Equals Behavior: Updated and Expanded” with Dr. Berard to provide a comprehensive resource for parents and professionals.
