Jan Gerritsen – A Review of Research done on Tomatis Auditory Stimulation 2009

Jan Gerritsen – A Review of Research done on Tomatis Auditory Stimulation 2009

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A total of 35 studies were published on the impact of the Tomatis Method of auditory stimulation.

The largest number of publications deals with treating learning disabilities, showing that a variety oflearning disabilities are effectively treated by the Tomatis Method. Several small scale researchprojects on autism have been reported, showing that about 60% of the autistic children benefit fromthe Tomatis intervention. Several studies show that the Tomatis intervention accelerates the learningof foreign languages. One of these shows that the Tomatis intervention reduces the time to obtain acorrect pronunciation by half. Two small scale study documents the positive impact of TomatisTraining on the voice. Other studies show that Tomatis Training facilitates child birth and reducesthe time of labor. Other studies show positive effects on stuttering, retardation and on a range ofpsychological disorders.