Auditory Therapy
Auditory Processing Disorder doesn't have to limit how your child learns, communicates, or participates in everyday life.
Using the evidence-based Buffalo Model Auditory Training (BMAT), therapy is personalized to strengthen the specific listening skills that need the most support.
The Four Skills BMAT Develops
Decoding
How quickly and accurately your brain interprets individual speech sounds (phonemes). If your child confuses similar-sounding words or loses track when someone talks fast, this might be the culprit. Often shows up as reading and spelling struggles.
Tolerance Fading Memory
Understanding speech when there's competing noise, and remembering what was just said. This is the #1 complaint we hear from families. It often affects reading comprehension and the ability to follow multi-step directions.
Integration
Efficiently moving information between the two sides of the brain. Kids with integration challenges may have trouble synthesizing information, understanding humor or sarcasm, or coordinating multiple sensory inputs at once.
Organization
Keeping sounds and words in the right sequence. When a child hears a group of words, do they keep them in order — or do they sometimes scramble them? This can look like spelling difficulties or trouble following directions in steps.
How Therapy Works
BMAT therapy is typically one hour per week. A full round is 12–14 sessions, followed by a re-evaluation to measure progress. Many clients see significant improvement within a single round; others continue with a refined plan targeting the skills that still need strengthening.
Sessions can be in-person or via telehealth. Between sessions, we provide home practice exercises and app-based activities to reinforce skills daily.
Continue Building Skills At Home
We recommend a selection of apps and activities that reinforce therapy between sessions.
Ready to Strengthen Listening Skills?
With the right support, meaningful progress is possible. We'll create a personalized therapy plan based on your child's unique needs and help them build the listening and processing skills they use every day.