The Swain Center brings services to West Africa

Dr. Deborah Swain, CEO and Clinical Director of The Swain Center, has recently returned from Ghana, West Africa where she and 20 other mission team members provided health care services to children in orphanages. [Read More]

PACE Program

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Hope for Struggling Students -
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Homework Club

The Swain Center is now offering Homework Club and Math Clinic. Call us at (707) 575-1468 for more info.

Tomatis Outreaches 2008

July 21:
Second Outreach,
San Jose, California

Summer 2008:
San Diego, California

Future locations:
Marin
Chico

Upcoming Events

Monthly Autism Support Group

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Saturday
July 5th, 2008

research

COPYRIGHT NOTICE:
The following article has been accepted for publication in the International Journal of Listening and is copyrighted by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc (LEA). Readers must contact LEA for permission to reprint or use the material in any form.

The Effects of The Tomatis Method of Auditory Stimulation on Auditory Processing Disorder: A Summary of Findings

Deborah Ross-Swain Ed.D., CCC Speech-Language Pathologist, Owner/Director of The Swain Center & The Listening Centers

ABSTRACT: The study's purpose is to determine the efficacy of the Tomatis Method of auditory stimulation as a therapeutic intervention for Auditory Processing Disorders (APD). 41 subjects (18 females, 23 males; 4.3 to 19.8 years old) were evaluated for A.P.D.. Performance on standardized tests indicated weaknesses with auditory processing skills. Each subject participated in a 90 hour Tomatis Method protocol and, once completed, was re-evaluated to measure improvement. All subjects demonstrated improvement with skills of immediate auditory memory, auditory sequencing, interpretation of directions, auditory discrimination and auditory cohesion. Pre & post treatment comparison indicated statistically significant differences in the aforementioned skills. These findings suggest that the Tomatis Method of auditory stimulation can be effective as an intervention strategy for A.P.D..

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