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The Swain Center brings services to West AfricaDr. 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
Now Offering Homework ClubThe Swain Center is now offering Homework Club and Math Clinic. Call us at (707) 575-1468 for more info. Tomatis Outreaches 2008
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COPYRIGHT NOTICE: The Effects of The Tomatis Method of Auditory Stimulation on Auditory Processing Disorder: A Summary of FindingsDeborah Ross-Swain Ed.D., CCC Speech-Language Pathologist, Owner/Director of The Swain Center & The Listening CentersABSTRACT: 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.. View the [Full Paper] www.theSwainCenter.com© Copyright 2006-2007 The Swain Center, All Rights Reserved Designed by eStoneWebDesign |