Sensory Learning Center

[mom2Zack]

Has anyone tried the Sensory Learning Center? They use a something called the Supra-Modal to stimulate the child/adult brain in three areas (vision, hearing, and motion). We have two centers here in Michigan and I know there is one in Colorado. I was wondering if anyone out there has tried this and what their experience was with it.

[spdmommy]

I have been interested in the program as well, but have been unable to get much information that is eithe rpositive or negative. I would love to learn more, so please keep me in the loop. Thanks.

[mom2Zack]

Here is the link to their website, if you don't already have it.
http://www.sensorylearning.com/professionals.php

[spdmommy]

Thanks for the link. I already have it, but am still curious about actual parents and their experiences. It seems too good to be true that the reason I haven't heard anything is because there isn't anything bad, even though that might be the case. If you get any feedback from other parents, I'd love to hear it.

[mom2Zack]

There is a 5 year old boy in my sons PPI class room that went there. According to another mom, this boy who is moderate on the AS, is now writing his name, matching pictures and words, and can recognize his letters and numbers. This child is also on the gluten free diet. The mom says he has improved greatly from going there.

[mom2Zack]

We seen the behavior specilist yesterday and I asked about the sensory learning center and he said don't waste the money. He said he thought it was a rip off and that we should ask for a list of names to call that have done it and reseach it futher. He believes that floor time is the best way to go for treatment and we have been doing it for 3 months and Zack has went from level 1 to almost a 3 already! So we are going to keep on with floor time and not do the sensory learning center. He also said he has seen children regress from doing the sensory thing.

[spdmommy]

REGRESS! OK, not a good option. I had my Early Intervention team looking into it for us, but it just may not be worth the time and effort. As for floor time, I have always naturally done that with my son, so it is good to know that we have been on the right track without even realizing it.

Let me know if you hear anything else. Thanks!

[lindadelconte]

We have done this therapy, twice. Once in Nov 2003 and again a year later. I feel that the changes have been very good. I also know three other kids that have done it and all have reported improvements. I have heard "overnight" success stories but everyone I know has had the "slow and steady" improvement version. My son's improvements included the ability to master riding his bike, following commands and most impressively he lost his need for bi-focals and now wears single vision lenses. Our developemental eye doctor is convinced that SLC brought about this change. After our last time his vision has improved again. The year before we did vision therapy with very little improvement( for about 8 months). My son is with very limited language at 7yo but seems to be trying to verbalize much more regularly as well as terrific social improvements. He looks and acts as if he gets a lot more. This of course is not the only thing we do or have done but I feel it helped to push us a little bit further and faster a long our road.
Best Regards,
Linda

[sabrina dreams]

what is floor time and how does it work. My daughter has pddnos and her iep goal for next year in working on imagnation play and social skills seen she aviods actives in school and her environment to play and learn . her speaking in expression is 1.5 to 2.5 of age and receptive is of an 2 year old. she is 4 years old. I'm looking for things this summer to get an head start and help her some. we live in tarpon spring flordia in the tampa bay area.

[sabrina dreams]

no but a great place is open gyms in gymnatic sorry can't spell we go to this weekly great things to do pressure seeking . jumping and rolling and clumbing and so on.

[Autismskat]

My son Joshua uses sensory integration alot. I have learned some techniques myself to use with him at home. He also gets alot of sensory input at school as well. It helps him to relax and to slow down and not get too overstimulated. Sensory integration is not the same as floor play although it may be applied during those activities. We also go once a week to Progessive Resources for socialization which has been awesome and extemely helpful. My son has alot of issues in his movement so giving him deep pressior by pressing on his shoulders and hand over hand support to get started on a task has made Josh alot more receptive to everything. He deals with change better, and we are able to type with him at least 10 minutes a day . Anyway our experience with sensory integration has been successful , although this therepy may not work for all autistic people its worth a try.
Jannette

[AJ's Mommy]

With 15 years clinical history using the Bolles method, The Sensory Learning Center is a multi sensory approach to developmental learning. Uniting 3 sensory systems (visual, auditory, and vestibular) into one intervention allowing children and adults to better integrate sensory messages. This is done by stimulating the brain stem using a light box, an auditory program based on Guy Berard, and a motion table. This 30 day program challenges the primary sensory stystems to work together and better adapt to multi-sensory input, the foundation of all sensory processing. When you call the sensory learning center we have a list of parents that can be called so you can hear what results they've seen in their child. The right ear is also made dominant, since most of the participants coming through are left ear dominant which can cause speech problems and difficulties processing messages spoken to them. Tremendous results are seen (I've never seen it not help) Typically some results are seen during the first 12 days, most at 90 days out and results can be seen in as long as 2 years out since that is how long it takes the brain stem to totaly reorganize. Results often seen are less stimming, better eye contact, more speech, better receptive language, better perception of surroundings, noticing people walk into room, improved sleep patterns, IEP goals change rapidly because of better understanding and processing of information the participant received...Just to name a few. This program doesn't take the place of other therapies, it does however enhance the results from them.
Jenni
Sensory Learning Center Specialist
Vancouver Washington
www.sensorylearning-vancouver.com

[StrictNon-Confo]

I'm wondering exactly why they think that forcing the right ear to be dominant is superior, exactly, and what makes them think it is morally correct to attempt to force a dominant body part over another? I'm very naturally left-handed, and, (perhaps this won't be too surprising) also very definitely left-ear dominant as well. To my way of thinking, the theoretical ideal would be to make the ears take on an equal burden/responsibility, so full stereo effects are easier to process.

Now, why am I left-ear dominant? I'm not entirely sure, but I have noted based on switching from using a phone from one ear to the other that I distinctly do have a harder time processing speech in my right ear, but I'm not sure how much of that is brain wiring versus ear functionality being different; I have a distinctly different right ear in terms of shape of the upper ear lobe in comparison to the left ear, and it seems things are of different sensititivies for sounds in the right ear. The fact is, my right ear is more sensitive to loud noises than my left ear, and overloads into pain much quicker, but that may also be due to an inner ear problem that may have been present since I was a very small kid.

With 15 years clinical history using the Bolles method, The Sensory Learning Center is a multi sensory approach to developmental learning. Uniting 3 sensory systems (visual, auditory, and vestibular) into one intervention allowing children and adults to better integrate sensory messages. This is done by stimulating the brain stem using a light box, an auditory program based on Guy Berard, and a motion table. This 30 day program challenges the primary sensory stystems to work together and better adapt to multi-sensory input, the foundation of all sensory processing. When you call the sensory learning center we have a list of parents that can be called so you can hear what results they've seen in their child. The right ear is also made dominant, since most of the participants coming through are left ear dominant which can cause speech problems and difficulties processing messages spoken to them. Tremendous results are seen (I've never seen it not help) Typically some results are seen during the first 12 days, most at 90 days out and results can be seen in as long as 2 years out since that is how long it takes the brain stem to totaly reorganize. Results often seen are less stimming, better eye contact, more speech, better receptive language, better perception of surroundings, noticing people walk into room, improved sleep patterns, IEP goals change rapidly because of better understanding and processing of information the participant received...Just to name a few. This program doesn't take the place of other therapies, it does however enhance the results from them.
Jenni
Sensory Learning Center Specialist
Vancouver Washington
www.sensorylearning-vancouver.com

[AJ's Mommy]

By making the right ear dominant, all auditory noise enters the right ear and moves directly to the left brain, which is the speech center for processing. If the left ear is dominant it takes an additional second for information to process, as it takes longer to reach the left-brain speech center because it is rerouted towards the right ear. This is why a great deal of participants can only say the beginning or ending of sounds of words and therefore only are processing a portion of what they hear. This is tested by a listening profile to show how the ears are working together. Better wording should have been, by the end of the program we see the ears working more closely together and the left ear less dominant. Not all participants are left ear dominant just the majority, especially with autism and others with speech difficulties.

[mom2Zack]

Hi-
Just wanted to let you know my friend who has a moderate/severe son with Autism did the sensory learning center and her son has shown very little results from it. I cannot see a differece at all in him.