Society for Auditory Intervention Techniques

P.O. Box 4538
Salem, OR 97302
USA

The Society for Auditory Intervention Techniques (SAIT) is a non-profit organization and is located in Salem, Oregon. SAIT distributes information about auditory integration training (AIT) and other auditory-based interventions to professionals and parents.

We plan to update this Web page on a regular basis to keep people informed about the status of various auditory-based interventions.

• History of SAIT
• Purpose of SAIT

Auditory Intervention Training (AIT)

• A list of all-known AIT Practitioners can be found on the Autism Research
  Institute's web site. Click here to visit the site.
• AIT Devices: There are many different types of AIT devices available. Are they equally effective?
• Basic Information about AIT
• Dr. Stephen Porges’ Research May Support Berard’s and Tomatis’ Theory on Middle Ear Muscle Dysfunction
• Filtering Auditory Peaks Using the Berard Method of AIT
• Frequently Asked Questions Regarding AIT
• How AIT Got Its Name
• Inaccurate Information on AIT Published by the National Research Council
• "Input" from Dr. Guy Berard
• Letter from Dr. Guy Berard: Last Considerations Concerning AIT and Minimum Age of Children
• Questions to Ask AIT Practitioners
• The Efficacy of Auditory Integration Training: Summaries and Critiques of 28 Reports (January, 1993 - August, 2004)
• Understanding the Impact of AIT on Reading
• What’s Before AIT, What’s After AIT?
• Why Does Berard AIT Require Intensity and Repetition to be Successful?

Previous Issues of The Sound Connection, SAIT's Quarterly Newsletter - Click here

Sound Sensitivty

• Area of Sensitivity to Acoustic Change Identified in Brains of Autistic Children
• New Speculations on the Cause of Sound Sensitivity
• Oliver Sacks Discusses Auditory Sensitivity
• Possible Cause of Sound Sensitivity Documented
• Sound Sensitivity: A Summary of Possible Causes
• Sound Sensitivity: What Does It Really Mean?

Auditory Perceptual/Processing Articles

• Auditory Perceptual Training Improves Neural Timing
• Auditory Processing Problems in Autism
• Auditory Processing Problems Linked to Dyslexia
• Comparison Table: Music Processing and Types of Music Used by the Various Auditory Intervention Programs
• Comparison Table of Various Auditory Interventions
• Earobics Auditory Development and Phonics Program
• Evidence of Abnormal Processing of Auditory Stimulation Observed in Cerebral Blood Flow Studies
• Free Computer Games To Build Auditory Skills
• Listening versus Reading the Same Information
• Middle Ear Infections: A Discussion of Some Issues
• 'Mozart Effect'
  • 'Mozart Effect': Is There Truly an Effect?"
  • Mozart Effect: Simply Activating the Brain?
  • Mozart Music, Played in the Background, Improves Physiology, Behavior and Coordination
• New Early Learning Music Program
• Rhythmic Entrainment Intervention
• Train Time: A Computerized Educational Program