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Auditory Integration Training is an Educational
intervention.

Berard AIT is an auditory intervention that consists of
10 hours (20 sessions) over 10 or 12 consecutive days, under the supervision of professionally trained AIT Practitioners who follow the Berard AIT protocol.

The minimum recommended age for AIT is 3 years of age.

AIT is a sound therapy with many scientific studies.

All information provided here is for educational purposes.
 

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1. SEARCH THIS WEBSITE

   • Search the AIT Institute Website
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2. AIT INSTITUTE - CONTACT US
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3. COMPLETE AIT CHECKLIST!
   • AIT Parent Checklist: Does My Child Need Berard AIT?
     Complete a FREE Comprehensive Checklist for Parents
   • AIT Quick Check of Symptoms: Does My Child Need Auditory Integration Training?  
     A Short List of Key Symptoms Indicating Berard AIT May Be Helpful
4. WATCH VIDEO AND COMPLETE AIT CHECKLIST

   • AIT Podcasts from the AIT Institute
     Listen to Podcasts and Sign up for AIT Institute Podcasts!

   • AIT Video: Learn More About Auditory Integration Training
     Watch a helpful 20 minute video on Auditory Integration Training

   • Slide Presentation For Children About Auditory Integration Training
     Helpful short slide presentation to help children prepare for and understand AIT

5. FIND AIT SESSIONS AND AIT PRACTITIONERS WORLDWIDE

   • AIT Practitioners of the AIT Institute - Complete List by All Names, Alphabetically
     Find and Locate an AIT Practitioner by Name

   • AIT Practitioner Sessions in the USA by State
     Find an AIT Practitioner by State (in the USA)

   • AIT Practitioner Sessions Internationally by Country
     Find an AIT Practitioner by Country (outside the USA)

6. AIT PRACTITIONERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIT INSTITUTE
   (in alphabetical order by last name)

   1. Pauline Allen
      Berard AIT Practitioner, London, England, United Kingdom.

   2. Asia R. Batchelor
      Berard AIT Practitioner: Auburn (Sacramento area), California, USA.

   3. Dr. Gérard Binet
      Berard AIT Practitioner: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

   4. Michael Borbe and Stephanie Borbe
      AIT Practitioners, The Philippines

   5. Molly Buist
      Berard AIT Practitioner, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

   6. Lynette Burke
      Berard AIT Practitioner, Portland, Oregon, USA

   7. Carol Jean Butler
      Berard AIT Practitioner, Massachusetts and Vermont, USA

   8. Jennifer Corbin
      Berard AIT Practitioner, Lino Lakes, (Minneapolis and St. Paul area) Minnesota, USA

   9. Dorinne Davis
      Berard AIT Practitioner, Mount Arlington, New Jersey, USA

   10. Dr. Doaa El Hadary
       Berard AIT Practitioner, Cairo, Egypt and Middle East

   11. Tilghman Feeler and Lynn Feeler
       Berard AIT Practitioners, St. Louis (Sikeston), Missouri, USA

   12. Sarah Gewanter
       Berard AIT Practitioner, Asheville (Leicester), North Carolina, USA

   13. Dirk Goetschalckx
       Berard AIT Practitioner, Antwerpen, Belgium

   14. Dr. Ali Hashemian
       Berard AIT Practitioner:  Fremont, Pleasanton, San Mateo, Walnut Creek, California USA.

   15. Khymberleigh Herwill-Levin
       Berard AIT Practitioner: South Lake Tahoe, CA, Minden and Reno, Nevada, Los Angeles area, California, USA

   16. Shannon Imlay
       AIT Practitioner: San Antonio, Texas and Denver Area, Colorado, USA

   17. Jennifer Jensen
       Berard AIT Practitioner, Lino Lakes, (Minneapolis and St. Paul area) Minnesota, USA

   18. Eva Naputuni Nyoike
       Berard AIT Practitioner, Nairobi, Kenya, Africa

   19. Claudia Nyffenegger
       Berard AIT Practitioner, Gard, France.

   20. Dr. Lilly Partha
       AIT Practitioner, Chicago (Naperville), Illinois, USA

   21. Lorrie Piazza
       Berard AIT Practitioner, Montgomery, Alabama, USA

   22. Sharda Ramlackhan
       AIT Practitioner. Lowell, MA, USA

   23. Anca Ramsden
       Berard AIT Practitioner, Sydney, Australia

   24. George Rockwell and Jackie Rockwell
       Berard AIT Practitioners, Harrison, Ohio, USA

   25. Laurie Ross-Brennan
       Berard AIT Practitioner, Albuquerque Edgewood, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

   26. Felicia Schmaman
       Berard AIT Practitioner: Melbourne, Australia

   27. Mary E. Scholer
       Berard AIT Practitioner, San Jose, California, USA

   28. Jennifer Scoville Dougherty
       Berard AIT Practitioner, Asheville, North Carolina, USA

   29. Rosalie Seymour
       Berard AIT Practitioner, Castlebar, Ireland,

   30. Dr. Stan and Karon Shear
       Berard AIT Practitioners, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

   31. Terrie Silverman
       Berard AIT Practitioner, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, USA
       Serving also: California (Southern), Illinois, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin, USA

   32. Aditi Silverstein
       AIT Practitioner, Roanoke, VA, USA

   33. Connie Soles
       AIT Practitioner, Hampton, Virginia, USA.

   34. South Africa AIT Practitioners
       AIT Practitioners in Southern Africa

   35. Christine Toledo
       Berard AIT Practitioner, Houston, Texas, USA.

   36. Claudia Voticky
       Berard AIT Practitioner, Queretaro, Mexico.

   37. June Webb
       AIT Practitioner, Singapore, Asia
        

7. AIT FOR PARENTS: PREPARATIONS AND READING

   1. AIT: All About Auditory Integration Training
      Detailed Description of Berard Auditory Integration Training

   2. AIT: Frequently Asked Questions About Berard AIT
      A List of the Most Commonly Asked Questions
   3. AIT: Genuine Auditory Integration Training (Berard AIT) - Is it Really AIT?  
      Distinguishing between the Berard AIT method and other sound interventions.
   4. AIT Parent Resource Chat Group: Join the FREE AIT Parent Resource Group!
      Free Worldwide Internet Berard AIT Resource Group for Parents
   5. Privacy Policy: AIT Parent Resource Group Sponsored by the AIT Institute
      Information for Parents Joining the AIT Parent Resource Group

   6. AIT: Preparation Preparing Your Child for Berard AIT
      An Important Guide for Parents to Make Berard AIT a Success

   7. AIT: Post-AIT Adjustments After Auditory Integration Training (Berard AIT)
      What Positive Changes Occur and Why Adjustments May Happen

   8. AIT: Questions to Ask Professionals About Berard AIT
      A Very Important Guide for Parents
   9. AIT: Tips from Parents for a Better Berard AIT Experience
      How to Improve Your Child's Success with Berard AIT.
   10. Audio Tests Prior to Beginning Berard AIT 
       Recommended Testing for Maximum Berard AIT Benefits
   11. Benefits: List of Improvements After AIT
       A list of improvements provided by parents whose children participated in Berard AIT!
   12. Bio-Medical Interventions Before Auditory Integration Training 
       Steps Parents May Wish to Explore Before Auditory Integration Training

   13. Cooperation and Your Child During Auditory Integration Training Tips for Parents to Gain Cooperation with Their Child During Berard AIT

   14. Cranial Sacral Therapy and Auditory Integration Training
       Cranial Sacral Therapy is found to be helpful prior to Berard AIT

   15. Diagnoses Helped by Auditory Integration Training (Berard AIT)
       Special Needs Children with various diagnoses have been helped by Berard AIT

   16. Ear Health Check and Audio Testing for Berard AIT
       Ear Health Check and Audio Testing Prior to Starting Berard AIT

   17. Reading and Berard AIT
       Understanding the positive impact that Berard AIT has on reading ability.
        

8. SUCCESS STORIES ABOUT CHILDREN AND AIT

   1. AIT Success Stories on this Website
      Inspirational Success Stories by Parents, Adults and Practitioners who had success with Berard AIT

   2. Apraxia, Sensory Integration Dysfunction, Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) and Auditory Integration Training
      A 13 year old boy's success story by Linda Seiford, Minnesota, USA.

   3. Aspergers Syndrome, ADHD and Oppositional Defiant Disorder ODD
      A 7 year old boy's success story by Athena, Parent of a 7 year old boy, San Jose, California, USA.

   4. Auditory Processing Disorder (APD), Sensory Processing Disorder SPD, Hyperacute Hearing
      A success story of a family of 4 children by Kathy, Parent who also did Berard AIT, Campbell, California, USA.

   5. Autism (ASD) and Berard Auditory Integration Training: A Family's Perspective
      by Christine Toledo, OTR/L, Berard AIT Practitioner and Parent of 2 autistic boys, Houston, Texas, USA.

   6. Autism (ASD) Recovery and Berard AIT
      A 13 year old boy's success story, Sacramento, California, USA.

   7. Autism in a Teenager and Berard AIT Success
      A 13 year old boy's success story in Africa.

   8. Autism (ASD) and AIT Treatment Repeated
      A 10 year old girl's continuing success story after completing AIT on 3 different occasions, Queretaro, Mexico.

   9. Autism (ASD) and Auditory Processing Disorder (APD)
      A 5 year old boy's success story, Bay Area, California, USA.

   10. Autism (ASD) and Echolalia
       by the Parent of a 3 year old boy, Bay Area, California, USA.

   11. Autism (ASD) and Head Banging
       by Dorinne Davis, Berard AIT Practitioner, New Jersey, USA.

   12. Autism (ASD), Hyperacute (Hypersensitive) Hearing
       by S. Loebach, Parent of a 5 year old boy, San Jose, California, USA.

   13. Autism Recovery and AIT
       by June Webb, AIT Practitioner, Singapore.

   14. Dyslexia, Auditory Processing Disorder APD, Speech Language
       by C. Mullen, Parent of a 7 year old boy, New Jersey, USA.

   15. Hyperacute (Hypersensitive) Hearing, Speech and Language Delay (SLD), Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)
       by J. Stafford, Parent of 4 year old and 2 year old boys who both did AIT, Millet, Alberta, Canada.

   16. Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)
       by Wendy G., Parent of a 5 year old boy, Houston, Texas, USA

   17. Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD is also known as Sensory Integration Dysfunction) and Berard AIT
       by Lori, Parent of 2 children who did Berard AIT, Edmonton, Canada.

   18. Speech Delay and Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)
       by Melissa Z., Parent of a 3 year old girl, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA

   19. Severe Language Disorder, Auditory Processing Disorder (APD), Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), Expressive Language
       by the Parent of a 3 1/2 year old girl, New Jersey, USA

   20. Speech and Language Delay (SLD), Attention Issues
       by S. Byrne, Parent of a 5 year old girl, Milpitas, California, USA

   21. Success Stories: Share Your Child's Auditory Integration Training Success Story!
       Parents worldwide are invited to share details about their child's Berard AIT success story!
        

9. SUCCESS STORIES ABOUT ADULTS WITH AIT

   1. ADULT: Diary: A Mom's Diary of Berard AIT Success
      A 10 day journal of mother and her child both doing Berard AIT simultaneously in Texas, USA.

   2. ADULT: Autism in Adult and Auditory Integration Training (Berard AIT)
      by Carolyn from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, USA.

   3. ADULT: Head Injury in an Adult and Auditory Integration Training (Berard AIT)
      by the Sister of the woman injured, Bay Area, California, USA.
       

10. AIT TESTIMONIALS FROM PARENTS
    • AIT SUCCESS STORIES: SHORT TESTIMONIALS LIST: Children's Success with Berard AIT  
      Inspirational Testimonials by Type of Improvement After Berard AIT

    • Awareness and Understanding Improve

    • Behavioral Improvements and Calmer

    • Concentration Improvements

    • Confidence, Social Interaction and Learning Abilities Improve

    • Dyslexia Improves

    • Dyslexia, School Performance Improves

    • Hypersensitivity Reduced and Calmer

    • Learning Ability Improvements

    • School Performance Improvements

    • Social Interaction, Confidence Improves

    • Social Interaction, Reading Improvements

    • Speech, Better Behavior, Understanding of Danger Improvements

    • Speech, Social Interaction

    • Speech, Understanding Improvements

    • Vocabulary, Understanding Improvements
       

11. AIT PRECAUTIONS FOR PARENTS

    1. AIT Precautions
       A list of precautions for improved success with Berard AIT

    2. Antibiotics, Ototoxic Medication, Ear Tubes: Questions and Advice About Berard Auditory Integration Training Answered by Dr. Guy Berard 

    3. Avoid Other Sound Interventions Immediately After AIT
       Important precautions for parents to be aware of following Berard AIT

    4. Facts About Noise as Related to Auditory Integration Training
       Important Precautions About Noise Exposure

    5. Headphone Precautions After Auditory Integration Training  
       Use of headphones Must Be Strictly Avoided after Berard AIT!

    6. Medication Precautions and Berard AIT
       A list of Ototoxic Drugs Harmful to Auditory Processing and Ear Health

    7. Noise and Sound Exposure Precautions After AIT
       Avoid excessively loud sounds and environments after Berard AIT!
        

12. ABOUT BERARD AIT

    • AIT  Requires Repetition To Be Successful
      "Brain Plasticity" results in Berard AIT's Success in a Limited Time.

    • Educational Intervention: Berard AIT is Viewed as Educational  
      Berard AIT is ALWAYS viewed as an Educational Intervention

    • Insurance Coverage and Auditory Integration Training (Berard AIT) Why Medical Insurance Should NOT be Billed for Berard AIT services
       

13. AIT CLINICAL RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC STUDIES
    1. AIT 28 Clinical Studies on The Efficacy of Auditory Integration Training
       Scientific Studies completed from January, 1993 to August, 2004
    2. Auditory Integration Training and the Brain
       A Detailed Scientific Explanation of How Berard AIT Impacts the Brain

    3. Development Gains and Auditory Integration Training (Berard AIT)
       Why Auditory Integration Training Can Positively Impact Developmental Gains

    4. Documented AIT Gains from Dr. Guy Berard's AIT Clinical Practice
       Data from Dr. Guy Berard's Book "Hearing Equals Behavior"

    5. Dr. Guy Berard
       Documented AIT Gains for Dr. Guy Berard's Auditory Integration Training Clinical Practice

    6. History of Auditory Integration Training (Berard AIT)
       Learn more about the history of Berard AIT!

    7. Questions, Answers and Theories on Auditory Integration Training by Berard AIT Practitioners
       Answers from AIT-PRO's to Berard AIT Questions

    8. Davis Addendum to the "Tomatis Effect"
       New Research by Dorinne Davis

    9. Scientific Research Related to Auditory Integration Training
       Research Related to Berard AIT and Auditory Processing Disorders

14. AUTISM

    1. Autism and the Limbic System
       Densely Packed Neurons in the Amygdala and Hippocampus of Persons with Autism

    2. Auditory Processing, Autism and Berard AIT 
       How Berard AIT Impacts Auditory Processing
        

15. CENTRAL / AUDITORY PROCESSING DISORDERS (CAPD and APD)

    1. Auditory Processing Disorders (APD): Classroom Accommodations Checklist
       From Technical Assistance Manual on APD (PDF), University of Florida

    2. Auditory Processing Disorder (APD): Technical Assistance Manual (74 page PDF)
       Helpful and extremely detailed manual from the University of Florida on Auditory Processing Disorders (APD or CAPD)

    3. Central Auditory Processing Disorders (CAPD)?
       Helping Parents Understand CAPD (APD) in Their Child.

    4. Central Auditory Processing Disorder CAPD and Auditory Integration Training How Berard AIT Helps CAPD: A Technical Explanation

    5. Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD): A Key Factor In Developmental Disorders
       Detailed information from a Power Point presentation

    6. Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD): Living and Working with CAPD
       Information about Living and Working with Central Auditory Processing Disorder

    7. Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD): Glossary of Terms
       Helpful List of Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) related terminology

    8. Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD: What is CAPD?
       Helpful Information About Central Auditory Processing Disorder
        

16. HYPER SENSITIVE HEARING, HYPERACUSIS

    1. Homeopathic Remedies and Hearing
       by Joy Lucas, Certified Clinical Homeopath, I(CCH), United Kingdom
    2. Hyperacusis? Is Hyperacusis Helped with Berard AIT?  
       How Hyperacusis Differs from Hyper Acute (Hypersensitive) Hearing
    3. Hyper-hearing, Hyperacusis or Sensitive Hearing and Berard AIT
       The various conditions and different ways to treat them.
    4. Hypersensitivity to Sound (Hyper Acute Hearing) and Auditory Integration Training
       Is the Hypersensitive Hearing in the Present or in the Past?

    5. Sound Hypersensitivity (Hyperacute Hearing) and Auditory Integration Training (Berard AIT)
       Insights on the Impact of Sound Sensitivity.

    6. Sound Sensitivity: Possible Causes
       A Summary of Probable Causes of Sound Sensitivity or Hyper-Sensitivity to Sound

17. SENSORY INTEGRATION, SENSORY INTEGRATION DYSFUNCTION,  SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER

    1. Sensory Integration (SI) and Auditory Integration Training (Berard AIT)
       How Auditory Integration Training Impacts the Sensory Systems

    2. Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) and Berard AIT
       How Berard AIT Helps Children with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)

    3. Vestibular Function Positively Impacted by Berard AIT
       The important connection between the vestibular system and Berard AIT.
        
18. FOR BERARD AIT PRACTITIONER AND PROFESSIONALS

    1. AIT Practitioner Training Seminars
       Learn How to Become an AIT Practitioner with our professional Seminar and training programs

    2. AIT-PRO Group: Join the Auditory Integration Training Professional Resource Organization
       For Berard AIT Professionals Only: Join Us!
    3. Become a Berard AIT Auditory Integration Training Practitioner!
       Berard AIT Professional Seminars and Certification Programs

    4. Become an Associated Berard AIT Practitioner of the AIT Institute for Business Growth and Marketing Opportunities
       For Professionals: Marketing Your Auditory Integration Training Practice More Successfully with our Network

    5. Berard AIT Audio Testing Protocol (Audiograms
       Audio Testing Guide for Berard Auditory Integration Training Professionals
    6. Devices Used for Auditory Integration Training
       Information about DAA Digital Auditory Aerobics, Earducator, Audiokinetron, BGC Equipment
    7. Filtering Auditory Peaks Using the Berard AIT Method
       Filtering Protocol - Interactive On-Line Check of Proper Filters for Berard AIT
    8. Filtering Protocol for Berard AIT Practitioners
       Detailed Protocol to Be Followed for Berard AIT
    9. Music for Auditory Integration Training
       A Guide to Music Selection for Berard Auditory Integration Training
19. BOOKS ON AIT AND SOUND THERAPIES

    1. AIT Books On-Line from the AIT Institute
       Visit our On-Line Store for Excellent Books on Auditory Integration Training and Other Topics

    2. Annabel Stehli, Author of AIT Books: An Interview
       The Litchfield County Times Monthly

    3. "Dancing in the Rain” by Annabel Stehli Autism and AIT
       A book of success stories by parents with remarkable success after Berard AIT.
    4. "Hearing is Behavior" by Dr. Guy Berard
       Premier Book by the author of Auditory  Integration Training.

    5. "Sound Bodies Through Sound Therapy" by Dorinne S. Davis, AIT and Other Sound Therapies 
       Fascinating book of the use of sound therapy recover special needs children.

    6. "Sound of Falling Snow" by Annabel Stehli Autism and AIT
       A book children's stories of recovery from autism and related disorders with stories of remarkable gains by parents who did AIT for their children.

    7. "Sound of a Miracle" by Annabel Stehli Autism and AIT
       A book about Georgiana Stehli who fully recovered from autism with AIT.
        

20. RESOURCES AND LINKS

    • Links to Other Resources for Special Needs Children
      Helpful Resource Links to other websites

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      Link to other quality websites

    • Link to the AIT Institute
      Create a link from your website to yours to provide others with our information

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    • Radio Show Interview on Auditory Integration Training (Berard AIT)
      Download and Listen to a 30 Minute Radio Show on Berard Auditory Integration Training

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