Overview What is iLs? How does iLs work? What is the science behind the method?

2. Overview • What is iLs? • How does iLs work? • What is the science behind the method? • What is the equipment like? • How long is the iLs program? • Is there supporting research? • What is the cost of a clinic program? • Summary

3. What is iLs? • Combines auditory training with balance and visual activities • Stimulates parts of the brain involved in learning, communication, emotion, memory and balance • Evolved from proven therapies used to help with dyslexia, attention, auditory processing, coordination, communication, cognitive function and optimal performance

4. Proven Techniques, New Technology iLs combines sound and movement therapies: • Tomatis Method – sound therapy, 40 years in Europe, $50k for equipment/training • Kinesiology & Yoga – movement therapy known for its neurological stimulation Brain growth occurs through stimulation - a concept known as “neuroplasticity”. iLs’ combined sound and movement programs stimulate the learning and communication parts of the brain.

5. How Does Integrated Listening Work? • Information from our environment is conveyed through our senses: taste, touch, smell, hearing, seeing, vestibular (balance) and muscle awareness. • These sensory systems are very inter-related, especially the eyes, ears and vestibular. • An example of the inter-relatedness is the act of reading: • As your eyes move from letter to letter your ear (cochlea) translates each letter into a sound. • The vestibular system coordinates the eye movements and aids the synchronicity of the eyes and ears.

6. Information Integration & Processing • The vestibular and cochlear systems, located in the inner ear, work together to relay sensory input to the brain. • They play a key role in our ability to integrate our senses, and their successful interaction is essential for language development, sensory processing and motor function.

7. iLs Equipment • Custom-fitted headphones> air and bone delivery> vestibular stimulation • Mini-amp powers headphones • iPod holds processed music • Beltpack: simultaneous sound and movement • Playbook: weekly guide for movement activities

8. iLs Listening Component • Receptive and Expressive Phases – training the brain’s processing for input and output • 3 frequency zones correlating to the body, communication and cognitive function • Audio techniques: frequency filtration, gating, bone conduction • Each program is customized for the individual

9. iLs Music – frequencies stimulating specific areas of the mind

10. iLs: Receptive & Expressive Phases

11. ProgramStructure • Receptive Phase • 40 - 60 Sessions • Each session is 60-minutes combined listening and movement (movement activities ~ 15 min) • 3-5 sessions per week • total program 2-3 months • Expressive Phase (optional add-on) • Excellent for expressive language issues • Begin toward last 1/4 of Receptive Phase • 10-20 min per session – make it fun!

12. iLs Receptive Programs 1- Sensory Motor: a 60-session program for those with sensory integration and developmental challenges as well as those on the autistic spectrum; gentle program focusing on lower frequencies 2- Concentration & Attention: a 40-session program for those with attention deficits; focuses on the frequencies of zones 1 & 2 3- Reading/Auditory Processing: a 40-session program for reading-related and auditory processing skills; focus is on zone 2 frequencies 4- Optimal Performance for Teens/Adults: a 48-session program to improve memory, processing, mood and balance; excellent for seniors, too; focus is on zones 2 & 3 frequencies

13. iLs Expressive Phase (optional add-on) Equipment: microphone, amp, headphones & voice • Conditions the ear/voice feedback loop • Improves reading, listening, attention, voice quality and self-confidence • Exercises designed to improve the following skills: • Auditory memory • Phonemic awareness (decoding of sounds) • Auditory processing speed • Left and right ear perception and processing • Concentration & listening skills • Auditory figure ground (language amidst background noise)

14. Research • Auditory Processing & Other Learning Difficulties • Private clinic data collected by Aimee Weiner, AuD, and Julia Harper, OT on 29 children diagnosed with APD; post-intervention 22 of the 29 children had auditory processing skills within the normal range in all areas; pre-testing showed 0 of 29 had intact vestibular processing skills, post –intervention all 29 had intact vestibular skills • Public school pilot study including 20 children with learning difficulties; teachers reported significant improvement in 19 of the 20 (2009) • Private clinic study conducted by M. Fraval, DO, and H. Armytage with 30 subjects showed average improvement in auditory processing skills of 78% after a 3-month program • Literacy • Controlled study of 64 K-2 at-risk students conducted by University of New Mexico, Ann Calhoon, PhD, results showed significant improvement in all areas of literacy; average improvement in reading over 3-month program was 2 years See the Research pages of www.integratedlistening.com

15. Summary • iLs is a natural and safe therapy • iLs programs are effective for helping with learning, attention and balance problems, for those on the autistic spectrum; mild head injury (whiplash); mood; improved cognitive skills; energy and enthusiasm for life • iLs addresses the cause rather than the symptoms • iLs is fun, most kids and adults enjoy their listening

16. Follow Up • Q & A • Hands-on listening • Schedule a complimentary Pitch Discrimination Test or Symptoms Checklist Assessment