I heard about the Tomatis method from my sister-in-law who lives in Spain and who had her very prematurely-born daughter, suffering from attention deficit, follow the sessions. She was very enthusisastic about the results but had warned that the improvements had taken several months to be felt. She hugely recommended that I undertake this therapy for my son aged 9 and it was due to her advice and the results on my niece that I decided to take an appointment.
Jeremy was suffering from lack of concentration in class and for his extra-curricular activities. His notes were coming back with comments like “doesn’t listen…” , “is on the moon”, “dreamer”. At swimming classes he was chided for not listening and for distracting the others instead of doing what he was being asked to do. For his pony riding lessons he had to do the same level all over again owing to his lack of concentration and inability to listen. I chose the Audio-Vocal Centre in Le Vésinet because Dominique Waddell had been Tomatis’s assistant and because they follow strictly his method, in contrast to other centres.
Jeremy followed the two sessions of therapy in 2009. About 6 months later we have started to reap the benefits. His mistresses tell me that there is no longer a listening problem in class and his school results have improved. We no longer have any comments about his absent-mindedness. His swimming teacher has noticed the changes and informed us that he now listened and followed the lessons very well. We received the same remarks at the pony club where the improvements in his listening capacity had also been noted.
Jeremy loved his sessions and always went happily, especially as he was able to do puzzles which he has always enjoyed doing.
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