Communication is also greatly improved. Children begin to imitate more readily, both gestures and sounds. A child who was non-verbal begins to babble and make new vocalizations that rapidly become recognizable words. Parents notice that their child responds more readily to his/her own name. A child who is already verbal begins to verbalize more, using increasingly more complex phrases. He or she will repeat words more readily, plus start to use words spontaneously. Children also demonstrate an increase in understanding by following directions more readily. Communication becomes more purposeful as well as more interactive. For many families, communicating becomes a "two-way street" for the first time. One of the most significant changes that we see repeatedly is the emergence of symbolic skills. Children start to play for the first time. They no longer line up the cars or spin the wheels but rather now they pretend to make the car go to the super market or the car wash. They have imaginary scenarios that they can act out.






mother's voice recording


As the children undergo the listening training, they tend to show an increase in their awareness of themselves, those around them, and their environment. They begin to study themselves in the mirror (many for the first time). They show an increased interest in their parents' faces, studying their mother or father's mouth as if to figure out how it works. They notice things that they seemed oblivious to before such as the movement of the elevator or the trees outside the window. Some of their sensory sensitivities that were especially extreme begin to decrease.
.Valerie Dejean, Tuxedo Park, New York
 Ph. (845)915-3288

The Spectrum Center's programs are designed to improve sensory and auditory processing. The vestibular/cochlear system (inner ear) is stimulated in order to help it develop optimal levels of functioning.  Although responses vary fr om child to child, most clients exhibit behaviors that demonstrate overall improvement in the interaction of his/her senses.  For example, children who have been under-reactive to stimuli tend to become more alert, while children who have been over-reactive become calmer.
tomatis with Valerie Dejean
Alfred A. Tomatis with Valerie Dejean at his villa in Spain, 1997 Valerie Dejean, Tuxedo Park, New York  1-877-4AUTKID


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Valerie Dejean

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