Auditory Orientation
Purpose
This tool is offered, prior to an autism program, to all clients who can comfortably wear headphones. It is designed to prepare the neural pathways for optimal learning. (For clients who cannot tolerate wearing a headset, please refer to the information on the NOIT below.)
How Does It Work?
Auditory Orientation is designed to assist individuals in establishing a stable orientation. While it doesn't directly cause this, it achieves its function by providing an auditory stimulus consistently from the same location at regular intervals (every eight seconds) over extended periods. They begin to accurately perceive the world around them from a fixed perspective. Once a person can create and sustain this oriented state, all their perceptions operate in harmony and enable them to become more focused and aware.
Helps With
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maintaining focus and attention
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following instructions
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social skills
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receptive and expressive language skills
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balance and hand/eye co-ordination
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decreases impulsive and negative behaviors
NOIT (Natural Orientation Inducing Tool)
For individuals with non-verbal autism or those who find headphones intolerable, the NOIT™ unit serves to support those who lack receptive or expressive language skills to follow verbal instructions. It aids in guiding them toward achieving a state of orientation. This is an initial step designed to prepare them for one of our autism programs.