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Berard
AIT
is a 10 hour auditory intervention. There are 20 supervised
listening sessions of 30 minutes each, completed over 10 or 12
consecutive days. AIT has many
scientific studies. The minimum age recommended is 3
years.
AIT
Practitioners
are trained
professionals.
AIT Session
prices in the USA
range from about $1,200 to 2,000. Prices will vary
internationally by county.
All information
provided here is for
educational purposes. |
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 Laurie
Ross-Brennan, MS, CCC,
Speech & Language Pathologist
(SLP)
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Watch AIT Video: "About
Auditory Integration Training"
featuring
Laurie Ross-Brennan
Berard AIT Practitioner: Albuquerque
Edgewood, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Fee: $1,300 + Tax for AIT Sessions:
20 half hour sessions (10 hours)
over 10 or 12 consecutive days.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, CERTIFICATION AND ASSOCIATIONS
SPEAKING
ENGAGEMENTS:
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KNKT FM
Radio, The Peter Benson Show, Albuquerque, NM, 2004, 2005, 2006
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KSFR FM
Radio, The Diego Mulligan Show, Santa Fe Public Radio, Santa Fe, NM,
2005
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KKOB FM
Radio, The Jim Villaneucci Show, Albuquerque, NM, 2003, 2004, 2005
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Fayette
Street Academy, Santa Fe, NM 2004, 2005, 2006
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Desert
Rose Montessori Seminar, Santa Fe, NM, 2005
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“The Sound
of a Miracle” featuring Annabel Stehli, Santa Fe, NM, 2005
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International Autism Conference: A Celebration of Breakthroughs, II,
Stamford, Conn., 2001
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“An
Evening With Annabel Stelhi”, Albuquerque, NM, 2000
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New Mexico
Autism Society, Albuquerque, NM, 1994, 1998
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Albuquerque Public School Speech Pathologists, Audiologists and
Diagnosticians, Albuquerque, NM, 1996, 1998
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Alta Mira
Specialized Family Services Seminar, Albuquerque, NM 1995, 2000, 2004
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New Mexico
Association of School Psychologists Fall Conference, Albuquerque, NM 1999
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Parents
Reaching Out (PRO), Albuquerque, NM, 1997
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New Mexico
State Autism Conference: Grants, NM, 1996
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University of
New Mexico Graduate Student Seminar, Albuquerque, NM, 1995
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Transdisciplinary Evaluation and Assessment Seminar; Farmington, NM
1994, Hobbs, NM, 1995
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Albuquerque Speech and Audiology Professionals, Albuquerque, NM, 1994
AWARDS
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New Mexico Ethics in Business Award Finalist, Albuquerque,
NM, 2006
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Entrepreneur of the Year Award Finalist, WESST Corporation,
Albuquerque, NM, 2004
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
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Laurie
Ross-Brennan graduated from the University of New Mexico with distinction
with a Bachelor of Arts in May, 1980.
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While
completing course work in Speech and Language Pathology, she became
an interpreter for Deaf and Hard of Hearing persons
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She furthered
her academic training by obtaining a Master’s of Science degree from
the University of New Mexico in December, 1981.
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She became a
Speech & Language Pathologist, certified by the American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) in 1981.
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Laurie served
school districts in New Mexico for three years, providing Speech &
Language evaluations and therapy throughout the state.
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In 1984, she
started her Speech Clinic in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and has treated
children and adults who exhibit a wide spectrum of disorders.
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Laurie
Ross-Brennan & Associates strives to provide the highest quality of Speech
and Language Evaluations and therapy. It is the premier treatment facility
for AIT in New Mexico.
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Over the past
twenty-two years her staff has grown to twenty employees who serve
clients at three locations in New Mexico: Albuquerque, Santa Fe and
Edgewood. Her clinic serves over two hundred fifty ongoing speech and
language therapy clients every week in addition to approximately two hundred
clients annually who receive
AIT.
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Patients have
traveled to Laurie’s clinic from all over the United States from as far away
as Alaska and Boston. She has provided
AIT in Hawaii, Colorado and many cities in
New Mexico. When a community has ten or more clients who need
AIT. Laurie relocates to that community for
two weeks to provide treatment for the clients in their home town.
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She
completed beginning, advanced and therapeutic training in the Porch
Index of Communicative Ability in Children (PICAC). This is an extensively
standardized, test protocol which documents a child’s ability to process
information in all modalities.
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Laurie was
trained and certified by Dr.
Berard to provide
Auditory
Integration Training (Berard AIT) in July, 1993.
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She was
certified by Kristin Davis to use the BGC Audio Effects Generator
when providing AIT.
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In 2000,
Laurie acquired the Digital Auditory Aerobics (DAA) machine and added
it to her practice.
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She received
training to provide Bal-A-Vis-X treatment in 2005.
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Laurie has
worked closely with Occupational Therapists trained in Sensory
Integration and utilizes many sensory based equipment and activities to
enhance Auditory
Integration Training (Berard AIT) .
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