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The listening programme - any experience?

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Levantine · 30/11/2013 10:26

Ds1 who has a dx of ADHD/ASD has been referred by OT to the listening programme, which would be managed by NHS OTs. Has anyone got any experience of this? All I know is that it would involve listening to CDs twice a day. He does have issues with sensitivity to noise, but they have far less impact than his movement seeking behaviours.

The OT did say that it would give us access to OTs with expertise in sensory integration and tbh I think that is the only way we will get that.

Any thoughts or experience re the listening programme though?

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paranoid2 · 30/11/2013 15:55

Similar diagnosis here and we did the LP a couple of years ago, not on the NHS. We did it a few times. My DS is also noise sensitive and I have to say it did nothing for that. The OT did an assessment of his auditory processing before doing the LP and the score was very low . She did one after doing the programme and it had shot up to the average range. I could see from the testing how much better he was. However I didnt see any major impact in his overall general functioning. I think it's worth a go if you get it on the NHS. DS made little fuss about doing it, he was 10 at the time

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Levantine · 30/11/2013 17:11

I didn't realise it was supposed to help auditory processing. I did a search of old threads and couldn't find very much about it. Did you think it was worthwhile?

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Theycallmestacy · 30/11/2013 23:29

Ds has used TLP, he was given it but Autism Outreach. He did the programme forwards, backwards and was in the process of starting from the beginning again when autism teacher said it wasn't supposed to be used for so long. He was using it for about 8 mths.

I think it did help tbh, since he has stopped his self harming in school increased and he is having real problems at the moment with noise.

The main problem for him really was that nobody was really overseeing it his TA just gave him it every morning, also the outcome wasn't measurable.

I would say its worth a try though.

Handywoman · 01/12/2013 09:57

marking a place here as our private SALT has recommended trying this.

mumgoingcrazy · 01/12/2013 15:56

Dd2 (6.5) is doing this, it's her third time and it's brilliant. We do 15 minutes twice a day and she loves it.

Each time she does it it brings her on. Sensory wise it's really helped, she was very noise sensitive and now it's mild and her language has improved each time. We do the listening program with bone conduction through Hemispheres.

Before this we tried Therapeutic Listening (NHS) and AIT (private) and both were rubbish for DD2. Hth

paranoid2 · 01/12/2013 18:50

I'm not sure if it was worthwhile for DS. If you asked me 2 years on if the LP helped him to get to where he is now I really don't know. His progress could be down to lots of things, OT, just naturally maturing, help at school. I think I thought at the time that it helped or at least I tried to convince myself as I think we all tend to do when doing something that we hope will help. The only thing that I know it didn't help with was noise sensitivity which I would have liked. For me there is no great incentive to do it again. It does seem to have helped lots of others though

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Levantine · 02/12/2013 08:51

Thanks everyone. He has an ot appointment tomorrow and that gives me more to go on.

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frizzcat · 02/12/2013 11:07

We've done and are doing this programme and have found it beneficial for ds. As with any therapy it depends on the child and their needs as to how effective it is. We found the following with our ds
Better concentration, especially when the programme is running. DS jumped from 1a 1b to 2b and 2c in Maths & English respectively in 12 wks. I think this was largely due to concentration I think.
His processing time was quicker and still is
I think the above helped with his social skills as he initiated more with both adults and peers.
He was more talkative
He was very calm, less anxious, we didn't get those few days of erratic mood swings and anxiousness over Christmas and when we went on holiday.
His noise sensitivity didn't go away but it did significantly improve.
His eye contact increased - although this wasn't something I was trying to improve.
Less fidgeting and squirming
He stop using his strange voice when talking
He was just over all happier.

Other factors that could contributed was that he was taken from class 30mins twice per day to do the program, so the break could have impacted what we observed certainly in school. But both we and grand-parents observed real changes in ds. Ds also said he felt better and OT have let us keep some CDs as a kind of maintenance and ds will actually ask for it if he's feeling anxious or he has a "busy brain". My ds is 9yrs dx ASD

Like I said what I found using this program may not be pertinent to other dc as needs are so individual.

mumsuz · 02/12/2013 12:21

We are doing TLP with our DD at the moment.

We were offered it for auditory processing mainly. If you are offered it on the NHS I would do it. The music is lovely classical music and once you establish it as part of a routine it is pretty easy to stick to. My DD seems to enjoy it and does it 5 days a week with 2 days off.

We will have a review with her neurodevelopmental therapist shortly. I agree with others that DD's progress could be down to other stuff as well as her just maturing but I am pleased with it overall and DD seems happy.

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