Autherapies | Evidence-based therapies

Samonas sound therapy

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Samonas Sound Therapy is a type of auditory-based intervention often marketed as a treatment for children with autism. It involves listening to specially modified music and sounds designed to improve auditory processing, communication, and behavior in children with autism. While this therapy is appealing to some parents seeking alternative treatments, there is little scientific evidence to support its effectiveness in treating autism. There is a scarcity of well-conducted scientific studies that evaluate the effectiveness of Samonas Sound Therapy for autism. Most of the evidence supporting this therapy is anecdotal or based on small case studies, which do not provide strong evidence of effectiveness. Samonas Sound Therapy is often compared to other auditory interventions like Auditory Integration Therapy (AIT), which also lacks robust scientific support. AIT has been studied more extensively, but the results have been inconsistent and generally show little benefit for children with autism. Despite anecdotal reports of success, there are no guarantees that Samonas Sound Therapy will improve your child’s autism symptoms. Parents should be wary of any treatment that claims to offer dramatic improvements without solid evidence to back it up. Samonas Sound Therapy can be expensive, especially since it often requires multiple sessions over an extended period and the adquisition of special equipments such as headphones and Samonas CDs or the payment for the app access. Given the prices and the lack of evidence for this intervention, it can be considered a scam.

References

Auditory integration training and other sound therapies for autism spectrum disorders (ASD)

Link Source

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22161380/


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