The Listening Program

The objective of this program is to train auditory systems to accurately process sound. When auditory perception is distorted–whether through illness, injury, developmental, environmental, learning disability or others--auditory processing problems can lead to academic, emotional, cognitive and social challenges, including problems with the following:

  • Attention
  • Concentration
  • Focus
  • Communication
  • Speech and language
  • Social skills
  • Physical balance & coordination
  • Memory
  • Listening
  • Sensory integration

TLP’s clinically-proven approach gently trains the auditory system to accurately process sound. Numerous studies worldwide, including research at the University of Sheffield in the UK, provide empirical evidence that substantiate The Listening Program’s efficacy and benefit to children’s performance and improvement in learning and behavior. ABT products are improving the lives of countless children and adults on six continents by training brain function at its core.

Since TLP first became available in 1999, there has been a rapid increase in its application with children on the autism spectrum. This is due in part to the many successes children have experienced: increased engagement, emergent skills, improved sensory integration and auditory processing, and reduced sound sensitivity. The Listening Program can be an effective intervention tool for children with communication and language disorders including those on the autism spectrum.

The Listening Program’s psychoacoustically modified music and patent-pending production treatments are designed to stimulate, or “exercise,” the different functions of the auditory processing system. This can enable the brain to better perceive a fuller range of frequencies, organize the information, and respond appropriately.

The Listening Program combines decades of clinical research in several fields, including neurology, physiology, psychoacoustics**, auditory processing, music theory, and more. The method builds on the work of respected leaders in these fields, such as ear, nose, and throat physician Alfred A.Tomatis, MD (1920-2001). For example, Dr. Tomatis helped identify the relationship between certain frequencies and their effect on functions of the mind and body.

The audible range for the human ear is between 20 Hz (low frequencies) and 20,000 Hz (high frequencies). A simplified explanation of Dr. Tomatis’ findings shows that he identified certain bands, or zones, of frequencies that affect different abilities:

TLP is designed to address these zones, systematically providing auditory stimulation that, when customized for listeners by TLP Providers, can help improve listeners’ ability to function, maximizing their potential in a number of ways.

TLP treatment categories are as follows:

  • Full Spectrum—Full Spectrum provides a kind of overall “organizing” experience.
  • Sensory Integration—Sensory Integration targets the first zone (lower frequencies) to stimulate such functions as balance, coordination, motor skills and more.
  • Speech & Language—Speech & Language emphasizes the mid to higher frequencies to stimulate the brain’s abilities for memory, attention, vocal control and more.
  • High Spectrum—High Spectrum focuses on the higher frequencies that impact creativity, intuition, energy and more.

 

 

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