Slide Presentation, Auditory Integraton Training, Berard AIT

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Johnny and AIT
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There once was an elephant named Johnny. He
lived in a small house near the train station.
Johnny loved to go swimming and play baseball.
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Johnny also liked to go to school. He really
loved to play outside and make things in the art
room.
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But there was something that Johnny did not like!
Sometimes things were really LOUD! Loud noises
really HURT his ears! His whole body felt
funny, and his ears hurt a lot! When there was a
loud noise, Johnny wanted to run and hide
somewhere, but he didnt know where to go.
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When his Mom talked too loud, or sneezed, or
laughed, Johnny would sometimes cry or yell. His
Mom didnt like it when Johnny yelled!
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Johnny didnt like loud noises at school either.
Sometimes during music, Johnny worried that his
ears would hurt. Johnny wanted to tell his
teachers that his ears hurt, but sometimes he
didnt know how.
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One day Johnnys Mom and Dad took him to a neat
place called AIT to help his ears feel better.
At AIT he listened to music on really big
headphones and sat in a really comfy chair. The
headphones felt funny at first, but after awhile
Johnny liked them. The music started making him
feel really good. Johnny started to go to AIT
twice a day for 10 days.
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Johnnys mom and Dad made him a special quiet
place at home with pillows and blankets and fun
toys. They told him to always tell someone if a
loud noise was bothering his ears. They said he
could go to his quiet place anytime a loud noise
was bothering him. Johnny liked his quiet place!
When there was a loud noise, he went there and
it made him feel much better. He didnt have to
cry, yell or scream anymore.
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Johnny really liked to go to AIT and to listen to
the very big head phones. He began to go to his
quiet place less and less. The noises were not
bothering his ears as much! When loud noises did
bother Johnny he would tell someone. If he
needed to, he could go into a quiet place that
really helped him feel much better.
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Johnny was very happy that he could now tell
people how his ears felt! His Mommy and Daddy
were very proud of Johnny. And best of all,
Johnny was happy because his ears were finally
feeling better!