Reading
If you are interested to explore the sensory patterns that undermine the foundations of learning in children, I recommend the following books as the place to start.
When Listening Comes Alive
If you want to understand the importance of listening & the benefits of listening therapy, Paul Madaule elegantly shares his personal and professional journey in When Listening Comes Alive. This is the easiest way to start because it is so well written and so convincing.
Paul shows us how to re-awaken our listening skills to improve communication, creativity, and learning allowing a fuller and more energetic life.
[Available from Hillside Health Centre]
Sensational Kids: Hope and Help for Children with Sensory Processing Disorder
Eminent researcher and practitioner Lucy Miller comprehensively and passionately explains to parents, teacher and caregivers how to recognise the signs and symptoms of children with a sensory processing disorder.
Lucy explains how we process sensory information and how deficits can undermine learning & behaviour. She also explains why it is so beneficial to integrate auditory with movement & visual stimulation in programs for those with learning and performance deficits.
[Available from Hillside Health Centre]
The Conscious Ear
Autobiography of French physician/researcher Alfred Tomatis, who had a revolutionary impact on our understanding of the ear, listening and the treatment of learning disorders like dyslexia.
Intimate account of the journey that led to the development of Listening therapy.
For those interested in music, sound and health - "opens the ear" in many surprising ways.
[Available from Hillside Health Centre]
Sensory Integration and the Child
This much improved revised edition of this book is helpful for anyone wondering if a child has sensory integration issue warranting treatment.
Outlines the symptoms to look out for and tells you how you can help your child.
Healing the New Childhood Epodemics
Some children have a failure in the gut which must be corrected before performance can be normalised.
Accessible guide to biomedical treatments to rescue these children
Available from the MINDD foundation, www.mindd.org.