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Response to “Brief Report: The Effects of Tomatis Sound Therapy on Language in Children with Autism”, July 3, 2007, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
... Tomatis has explained these improvements by saying that the ear plays a crucial role in information processing and is seen as a single sensorimotor organ that opens up access to the entire nervous system. The success of the Tomatis method has been proven by numerous studies in various countries [3][4][5]. Ayres also emphasized that good integration of auditory sensations contributed to speech development. ...
... In Russia, there are practically no studies concerning the Tomatis neurosensory technique for improving listening skills in preschool children [15], while in global practice, this method is successfully used, including working with children with autism [3][4][5]. These circumstances impose significant restrictions on the popularization of these methods in Russia. ...
The present article deals with the organization and implementation of correctional care for younger children with autism spectrum disorders. The authors reveal key aspects of the problems underlying the speech and nonspeech difficulties of this category of children, as well as consider the topic of the only generally accepted method (applied behavior analysis) that is widely used when working with these children, and prove the expediency of a different approach to the complex correction of speech problems in children with communication disorders. The approach is based on the identified peculiarities of the speech and nonspeech problems of children with autism. The authors justify the choice of contemporary foreign methods (Tomatis, Floortime, and Sensory Integration) in the correction of speech and behavior of children with communication disorders based on the results of the conducted ascertaining experiment. Based on a comparative analysis of the results of ascertaining and forming experiments in the control and experimental groups, it has been proved experimentally that establishing an emotional and communicative component of the mental development of the child, as well as improving the processing of auditory, tactile, vestibular, and proprioceptive sensation speed up the corrective process that plays a crucial role in speech development and the development of nonlanguage functions. The significance of this study concerns the evidence-based use of a comprehensive approach to the correction of children with autism in the sensitive period of their development (from two to four years). Early comprehensive care provides a chance to achieve success in the social and speech development of these children by the beginning of school education (from seven to eight years), which will significantly improve the quality of their lives and contribute to the best integration into society.
... It revealed that there was no clear difference between the effects on a control group and an experimental group put under TM rehabilitation. For response to this article there were two follow-up studies [9], [10]. They showed the opposite view and pointed out missteps in the previous research. ...
... • Epilepsy -visible effect in more than 50 • Cerebral palsy: significant improvement [16] • Stuttering and hoarseness [13] • Emotional problems including depression: high effect, compared with a control group [17] • Music skills improvement: results are divided [18], [19] Most of tests have shown a positive effect of TM, but there are also those, that did not report any differences when compared to a placebo treatment. We need to consider that negative re-sults can stem from inappropriateness in investigation methods or in the way the EE device was used [9]. This shows that the TM requires further rigorous studies. ...
There is a large number of treatment types offered to parents of children diagnosed with
autism spectrum disorders (ASD), but they are particularly vulnerable to the promoters of
pseudoscience, which can lead to the use of ineffective types of treatment. This study represents an
attempt to document the types of treatments used by parents of children with ASD in the Republic of
Serbia. Secondary aim was to determine if certain parent or child characteristics influenced the types of
treatments used. Modified version of survey constructed and conducted by Green, et al. (2006) was
used. Nearly all (n=85) of the 86 treatments listed in our survey were being currently used or used in the
past by at least one parent and the most commonly used treatment is speech and language therapy. The
treatments were grouped into ten categories and the most commonly used is other treatments (80.6%),
followed by standard therapies (79.2%) and vitamin supplements (65.3%). It is also of great importance
to educate the parents of children with ASD about evidence-based treatments and on how to
distinguish them from treatments that do not have empirical basis. Suggestions for this were given,
limitations and future research implications were discussed.
Objective: The effect of the Tomatis sound therapy method on the reduction of autistic symptoms in children with autism was studied. Method: 34 autistic children (aged 4-8 years) were selected from a rehabilitation centre in Tehran and then assigned randomly to two equal-sized experimental and control groups. The experimental group received sound therapy for 30 sessions of 120 minutes. The GARS was administered as the pre- nd post-test, before and after the treatment. Meanwhile, the sound therapy profile was used as a basic tool for the remediation plan. Results: ANCOVA analysis showed that there were significant differences among mean scores of autistic symptoms in the 2 groups. Conclusion: this research showed that the Tomatis method can reduce autistic symptoms, increase social interaction, communication, and reduce stereotypical movements, and can be used as an effective treatment for autistic children. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
This article presents a reanalysis of a previously reported study on the impact of the Tomatis Method of auditory stimulation on subjects with autism. When analyzed as individual case studies, the data showed that six of the 11 subjects with autism demonstrated significant improvement from 90 hours of Tomatis Therapy. Five subjects did not benefit significantly, at least not on the measures used in this research. The results of this study support previous findings reported in peerreviewed research. The benefits from the Tomatis Therapy varied from subject to subject. In this study, one subject transitioned from nonverbal to verbal, one began to spontaneously repeat words, and others increased their receptive and expressive vocabulary. Additional findings included improvements in skills of daily living, motor skills, socialization, and overall communication skills. The findings of this study also indicated reductions in hyperactivity, atypical behavior, and inattention.
Six severely autistic males ranging in age from 4 years to 11 years received the Tomatis Method to assist in alleviating the severity of behaviours contributing to the diagnosis of autism. Ten minute video samples were taken of each boy, under two conditions of play, every time he completed one section of the treatment programme. As measured by the Children's Autism Rating Scale (CARS) all of the boys were severely autistic at the beginning of treatment. Three (50%) of the boys demonstrated positive behavioural changes by the end of the treatment. One boy was no longer considered to be autistic, two boys showed mild symptoms of autism and three boys remained within the severely autistic range. Of particular interest were the changes that occurred in pre-linguistic areas for five of the six boys. These included Adaptation to Change, Listening Response, Non Verbal Communication, Emotional Response and Activity Level. These behaviours are considered prerequisites for successful verbal communication. The children who demonstrated behavioural change were 6 years of age or younger at the beginning of treatment. The author suggests that the Tomatis Method may be helpful in making prelinguistic behaviours manageable and thus help prepare the child to learn basic skills necessary for the development of language and learning.
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