People who hold occupational therapy jobs are implementing a unique method of addressing the autism of a Southwest Alabama child, according to a published report.
Integrated Listening capitalizes on the power of music to address the fastest-growing developmental challenge impacting U.S. children, Local 15 TV reports. One long-time occupational therapist at the facility in Daphne lauded the practice and underscored its capacity to help the afflicted. It makes use of an iPod, specially crafted earphones and classical music that has been digitally altered to better patients.
“We’ve never seen a child that never made marked gains,” occupational therapist Cindy Dawkins with Kids Kount told the news source. “Out of 35 years of being an occupational therapist, this has been the most powerful tool that I’ve used.”
She said the patients are able to listen to the music via both “bone conduction as well as air conduction,” noting that hundreds of children have benefited greatly from the practice.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, occupational therapists help patients treat injuries, sicknesses and disabilities to guide them through everyday activities.