Audioblox2000

classicman · 11-18-2011, 10:47 AM

http://www.audiblox2000.com/index.htm

I found this while searching things on the net. I'm thinking of getting it for my son. Has anyone tried it or anything like it? Does anyone know anything about this type of teaching/brain training?

Clod/Griff have either of you worked with anything like this?

I'm looking for some objective perspectives, so if anyone has a few minutes, please take a look and let me know. thanks.

Clodfobble · 11-18-2011, 02:39 PM

It looks interesting. There are several programs out there that focus on either basic sensory practice, or seemingly simplistic left brain/right brain exercises, and for some kids they really do wonders. I know for my kids, a lot of times the knowledge or skill is in there, it's just a question of getting their brain to be able to access it at the right time, and that seems to be the case of the boy in the video. Somewhere in there he had all the pieces necessary for reading, he just couldn't reference them when needed. You teach that one referencing skill, and all of a sudden everything is opened up.

So the concept is definitely not unheard of, though I can't personally speak to the effectiveness of this particular program. In my various autism messageboard archives, I did find two posts of people saying they had good results from it, but they're both from a year ago and I don't know either of them myself. The one common thread for all these types of programs, though, is they have to be done fairly intensely to be effective--I think your website said 1 hour, three times a week. Both you and he have to be prepared to commit that time to it, or else it won't be worth it.

classicman · 11-18-2011, 04:42 PM

Thanks for the input. I was thinking of more like an hour a day... maybe even twice a day. Thats more the level of repetition I would think necessary. Having him do it in school once and then again at home seems rather easy to me. If there is some payoff, any payoff really, I think it'd be worth it. Once those connections are redone or a new part of the brain takes over, he'll be golden.

Sidetrack/I stopped in to school unannounced 2x this week. Once I found he was on the computer playing and on the other he was sitting unattended doing zero.

I was really pissed and addressed the school, but if they have time for him to do that, then he can do this instead.

Clodfobble · 11-19-2011, 10:05 PM

Man, that sucks. I've heard so many awful stories about schools, at this point I automatically assume the worst every time. Which is not fair to the handful of truly good programs out there, but it is what it is. But doesn't the Audiblox activity require someone to sit and do it with him? I wouldn't count on him getting one-on-one time from anyone on a regular basis. On the other hand, if he's got an hour a day with you and sometimes an extra hour a day at school, that's still a lot.

classicman · 11-20-2011, 01:03 PM

Thanks Clod. Thats what I was thinking - 2 hours a day.
If I can reschedule that "wasted" hour at school and use the time we have here then we'd probably be good to go.

11-18-2011, 10:47 AM	#1
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Audioblox2000 http://www.audiblox2000.com/index.htm I found this while searching things on the net. I'm thinking of getting it for my son. Has anyone tried it or anything like it? Does anyone know anything about this type of teaching/brain training? Clod/Griff have either of you worked with anything like this? I'm looking for some objective perspectives, so if anyone has a few minutes, please take a look and let me know. thanks. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

11-18-2011, 02:39 PM	#2
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	It looks interesting. There are several programs out there that focus on either basic sensory practice, or seemingly simplistic left brain/right brain exercises, and for some kids they really do wonders. I know for my kids, a lot of times the knowledge or skill is in there, it's just a question of getting their brain to be able to access it at the right time, and that seems to be the case of the boy in the video. Somewhere in there he had all the pieces necessary for reading, he just couldn't reference them when needed. You teach that one referencing skill, and all of a sudden everything is opened up. So the concept is definitely not unheard of, though I can't personally speak to the effectiveness of this particular program. In my various autism messageboard archives, I did find two posts of people saying they had good results from it, but they're both from a year ago and I don't know either of them myself. The one common thread for all these types of programs, though, is they have to be done fairly intensely to be effective--I think your website said 1 hour, three times a week. Both you and he have to be prepared to commit that time to it, or else it won't be worth it. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

11-18-2011, 04:42 PM	#3
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Thanks for the input. I was thinking of more like an hour a day... maybe even twice a day. Thats more the level of repetition I would think necessary. Having him do it in school once and then again at home seems rather easy to me. If there is some payoff, any payoff really, I think it'd be worth it. Once those connections are redone or a new part of the brain takes over, he'll be golden. Sidetrack/I stopped in to school unannounced 2x this week. Once I found he was on the computer playing and on the other he was sitting unattended doing zero. I was really pissed and addressed the school, but if they have time for him to do that, then he can do this instead. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

11-19-2011, 10:05 PM	#4
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Man, that sucks. I've heard so many awful stories about schools, at this point I automatically assume the worst every time. Which is not fair to the handful of truly good programs out there, but it is what it is. But doesn't the Audiblox activity require someone to sit and do it with him? I wouldn't count on him getting one-on-one time from anyone on a regular basis. On the other hand, if he's got an hour a day with you and sometimes an extra hour a day at school, that's still a lot. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

11-20-2011, 01:03 PM	#5
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Thanks Clod. Thats what I was thinking - 2 hours a day. If I can reschedule that "wasted" hour at school and use the time we have here then we'd probably be good to go. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

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