What do we do?
The Listening Therapy Centre, Ireland has been developed as a Centre of Excellence working with children with a variety of challenges. We empower children to achieve their potential by combining up-to-the-minute sensory & auditory integrative techniques with speech & language therapy approaches.
We are delighted to work with children with challenges such as:
Attention & Concentration
- Poor Attention & Listening skills
- Distractible & Finds it Difficult to Focus
- Attention Deficit Disorder – with or without Hyperactivity (AD/HD)
- Poor Concentration
Language & Learning
- Speech and/or Language Delay & Disorder
- Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD)
- Learning Disabilities
- Reading and Writing Challenges (Dyslexia)
- Poor Organisational Skills
Communication & Socialisation
- Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)
- Asperger’s Syndrome
Other Developmental Challenges
- Sensory Integration Dysfunction
- Cerebral Palsy and Spina Bifida
- Down’s Syndrome
- Global Developmental DelayMany other challenges
Listen to many parent’s experience of the Listening Therapy Centre Ireland and the programmes that we use
Consultancy
Karen O’Connor, a well-known Consultant Speech & Language Therapist leads the way, using groundbreaking techniques when working with families. Karen blends her knowledge and expertise with each family’s knowledge, to make sense of each child’s challenges and discusses with parents how best to treat them so that their child progresses and move forward. Karen works very much in a family-centred manner, believing that parents are the true professionals on their child and that it is only by blending our knowledge that we will see the best results.
Our approach is very individual and has evolved over the past 15 years. We look at each child holistically, taking into account the entire child and not just one part, in determining causes of each child’s difficulties and in the development of the most effective treatment programmes (including some of our special programmes).
We at the Listening Therapy Centre, Ireland, provide consultation to many children with mild, moderate and more complex needs. Children from birth to 18 years of age are seen. Children who come to the Centre may present with a variety of difficulties, including attention, listening, speech, language, communication, social and academic challenges. All children are welcome!
Assessment
Our experience has shown that comprehensive assessment is the key to unlocking each child’s potential. We believe in providing a comprehensive assessment of each child’s skills including sensory, motor, play, listening, speech, language, interaction and social skills.
We provide a unique approach to assessing each child’s challenges identifying causes and best approaches to treatment.
Each assessment includes detailed discussions with parents, as we feel that parents are the professionals when it comes to their child.
Our assessment process is quite different from many others as we provide a treatment programme at the end of the initial assessment to help families to get started immediately. Many families have been on waiting lists for months and even years and we believe that treatment needs to begin straight away.
Assessment & treatment go hand-in-hand at the Listening Therapy Centre, Ireland as we assess so that we can develop the most effective therapy programme for your child.
Please refer to our listening checklist to see whether your child may have a listening difficulty, which is contributing to their current speech, language and learning challenges.
Therapy
Our approach to therapy is unique and highly effective, achieving excellent results in a shorter period of time.
Our therapy programmes are based on comprehensive assessment and detailed discussions with parents and caregivers. We believe that parents are the professionals on their child and our role is to blend our in-depth knowledge of optimum language and learning with their knowledge to optimise speech, language and learning potential.
We treat each child using a holistic approach focusing on sensory, motor, speech, language, play, interaction & engagement, reading & learning.
Our treatment programmes combine up-to-the-minute sensory and auditory integrative techniques with speech & language therapy approaches, which provide excellent results in a short period of time.
Our results speak for themselves!
Each and every day we see our children making significant progress in the following areas:
- Regulation
- Attention & Concentration
- Listening Skills
- Auditory Processing Skills
- Comprehension
- Ease of Expression
- Clarity of Speech
- Eye-contact
- Desire to Communicate
- Socialization
- Motor planning
- Desire to Initiate
- Sentence Structure & Word-Finding
- Reading & Writing skills
- Motivation in School
- Spontaneity
- Organisational Skills
- Confidence & Self-Esteem
- Happiness & General Well-Being
- Learning ability
- Assertiveness
- Sensory Integration
Training
Karen O’Connor is a well-known and highly thought-of speaker and presenter. Training for parents and other professionals happens on a regular basis.
For further information please email: enquiries@listeningtherapycentre.com