Therapeutic Listening is an auditory program carried out in a clinic or home setting. It uses a combination of electronically altered music on CD's. The music is heard through high quality headphones on a portable CD player. The listening program is individualized for each person. The time for listening can vary from up to 30 minutes once a day to 30 minutes twice a day depending on the individualized program. The gains are maximized when listening occurs on a daily basis. (For further information about Therapeutic Listening, visit Vital Sounds.)

We have begun a small lending library to enable us to loan some of the CD's for the listening program. This will allow families to try the CDs without having to purchase them since the newer protocols require changing CDs more frequently.  We require a deposit on the materials and a small rental fee to cover our expenses, but have begun to develop a core of the most used CDs to include in this program.  We are also exploring having an option for parents who have purchased CDs that they no longer use to trade or sell them to other families in the future.