The Tomatis Method came upon me almost by accident. It was first introduced to me by my sister in law who has been a Swiss citizen for almost 2 decades. Tomatis Method is much more commonly used internationally than in the USA.
She suggested we try it for our 8 year-old son with autism. We pushed back for years relying on traditional, science-backed therapies such as speech therapy, occupational therapy, ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis), etc. While all those therapies definitely attributed to many of my son's progresses, there was much more room for improvement that we were not getting with the "traditional" therapies. Once we dove into Tomatis, I could see a positive change in my son very quickly and those changes have been concrete with no "die out or regression". I am a special needs parent, educator and advocate. My knowledge of special needs is based in traditional, science-based and alternative/holistic methods. As a Tomatis practitioner, I am also currently receiving my DIR (Developmental, Individual, Relationship-based) Floortime and Play certification. |