What is Listening Therapy?

Listening therapy uses specifically modulated music to improve brain function. Listening to music has always been used to evoke emotion.  But, improving brain function with music requires something more.  Listening therapy uses specifically modulated music to improve brain function. Listening therapy can tremendously impact learning outcomes. Sound goes everywhere in the brain; it is not isolated to just the hearing or auditory centers. The neural pathways for sound are improved and strengthened through neuroplasticity while also making new connections. With proper input of beneficial sound, and repeated over time, one will see the various ways listening therapy improves brain function.

Who could benefit from Listening Therapy?

Individuals of various ages who might exhibit:

• poor attention
• difficulties interacting with peers
• limited play skills
• challenges with transitions or changes in routine
• difficulty communicating 
• struggles with sleep, bowel and bladder control, and eating
• trouble following directions
• challenges perceiving and navigating space
• poor timing and sequencing of motor skills
• difficulties with irritability, mood
• difficulties with regulating their energy level
• postural insecurity such as fear of heights or playing on playground equipment
• abnormal responses to various sensory stimuli such as sounds, touch, taste, or pain
• poor praxis and motor planning: coming up with an idea, planning, and completing the task
• difficulty responding to sounds and verbal directions.

This is not a comprehensive list of individuals who could benefit. 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If you would like to see if we can help here is our information: Occupational Therapy for children is a therapeutic skilled service that focuses on independence for a child and their family. If a child is having difficulty with cognitive, physical, sensory, and motor skills, Occupational Therapy is a service that can help.

Kids in Stride - Therapy designed for Kids
Occupational, Physical, and Speech Therapy
2810 W. Us Hwy 64 Suite 2
Murphy, NC 28906
828-516-1700
https://kidsinstride.weebly.com