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If you have a child with a sensory or cognitive processing disorder, then you have probably heard about a great new multi-sensory program from Sound for Life Ltd, that uses MUSIC and MOVEMENT to strengthen cognitive and motor skills via headphones, with their Soundsory program, but you may not be sure that it REALLY works!
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I can understand being skeptical!
I was before we had the chance to check it out! I didn't see how a simple program of music and movement, with what appeared to be expensive headphones, could REALLY produce results. When you have a child with cognitive/behavior issues, it seems like everything that seems to work WELL, costs a lot! So wading through the available products could be very detrimental to your pocketbook. I've been there, I get it!
Let me tell you a little more about the product, before I tell you what we found and how we feel about it!
Soundsory can be used by literally ALL ages, from ages 3 on up! So if you have multiple children with issues, they can all use the same headphones, just change the music and exercises to the day they are on! Soundsory works with ADD/ADHD, sensory/auditory processing disorders, developmental delay disorders, and for children with motor/balance and coordination delays, as well as those on the Autism spectrum
The only thing you need is the Soundsory headphones and access to their website, for the exercises. You can access via computer, tablet, or even cell phone, if you need to! You have 40 DAYS worth of music programming ALREADY included in the Soundsory headphones, so there is nothing to download. And they come in their own padded case, that includes room for their charger (plus in to any usb!) and how to use guide!
The daily 30 minute Soundsory program starts with the 25 minute music program. Each daily program is different, and has have been specially designed with neuro-acoustic concepts, and emphasizing rhythm, and using the Soundsory patented Dynamic Filter, to help capture (and keep) your child's attention! It's not just one piece of music, but multiple pieces, that work TOGETHER to help bridge connections in your child's brain, that then allow them to make other connections, like in timing and predictive behavior.
Why the funny blue headband? Because the music program is delivered through air and bone-conduction (the bone-conduction transducer is on top of the skull and the headband helps to keep the headphones in place, so it works this way) for a complete auditory stimulation, for maximum impact! PLUS, your child can use the headphones in Bluetooth mode, and listen to videos or other music with them!
After completing the music program, your child will then do 5 minutes of movement based exercises that are designed to get BOTH sides of the brain awake and active, which gets your child more ready to FOCUS on lessons and the upcoming day! The exercises are very simple and easy to do, and can be altered based on YOUR child's ability! The goal is to work on primitive reflexes and repetitive complex movements, to help with awareness and coordination! And again, just their body is required- no other fancy gym equipment!
It is recommended that your child do something creative while listening to the music part of the daily program- like drawing, dancing, walking, painting, as long as it is body based and NO computer/tablet use! This helps them to be calm and relaxed, doing something they LOVE, and thus are more receptive to what they are hearing!
And don't worry about the expense for ONLY 40 days! Once your child completes the cycle, they can start OVER! Yup, you can use it as many times as you like, and your child could even skip around the 2nd time through if they want to! It IS recommended to only do 80 days in a row and then take a 4 week break. This helps to keep the program from getting 'old' to your child and allows for them to seek other music out in the meantime.
Review:
I really wasn't sure just HOW Miss Grace would take to using the headphones. Obviously at 12, she's into using headphones for her music and gaming, but to use them for a 'sensory based program'? That was questionable (hello puberty, sigh)!!
I was actually quite surprised at how WELL she actually LIKED the music program! Even before doing the first exercise part, she was quite happy to do the 25 minutes each day. She says, " some of the music is more for really young kids, but overall it makes me happy and I get to draw and color, and that helps me get my day off to a better start. I just feel calmer and happier, and my brain feels ready to focus". She also really liked that the program was already on the headphones and that they were 'super easy to use'! her only complaint was that with her thick hair, the head band was a bit tight and tended to move if she did, so she had to try to keep sitting while listening (aka no dancing). After a bit of extra stretching,we got it to relax some and she was better with it.
Now the exercises were a bit hit and miss for her. She has done mind-body exercises before to 'wake up' her left/right brain connections, so she was familiar with those. But in the middle of our review period she sprained her knee dancing, and some of the moves really aggravated it, so she had to adjust to different ones. Both of us were actually QUITE surprised about just how WELL the Soundsory program worked for her, in keeping her focused, with better short term memory, and calm during the day's lessons! Even her long-term memory has really seemed to increase while using the program! She's even seen improvement in her dancing, with picking up new steps and sequences quicker, while using the program! We've tried other pricey program, and they never seem to 'stick', she gets quickly bored and tired of them, and inevitably they seem like quite a waste of money. However, she's almost to the end of the first round of the Soundsory program, and ready to start again, so for me, this is an unqualified success!
To see what my fellow reviewers also thought of the Soundsory program, click the picture below:
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