tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post5760669831677180890..comments2024-03-12T07:00:44.143-04:00Comments on CHILDMYTHS: Tomatis Therapy is Not a Conventional TreatmentJean Mercerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619393019771381980noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-71715434172971142652019-10-28T15:23:59.800-04:002019-10-28T15:23:59.800-04:00Hmm-- well, I'm glad she's better, but ha...Hmm-- well, I'm glad she's better, but have you considered placebo effects or some of the general factors that are shared by psychotherapies? Just sayin', post hoc does not necessarily mean propter hoc.Jean Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619393019771381980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-18342256117058528502019-10-20T21:05:26.169-04:002019-10-20T21:05:26.169-04:00Just stumbled on this after my daughter received a...Just stumbled on this after my daughter received a week of Tomatis therapy. I'm an academic so I wasn't expecting much because I know the smell of psuedo-science but was willing to give it a shot.<br /><br />She dramatically changed.<br /><br />It was light an entire shroud of anxiety and emotional processing issues just went away and she was herself, finally. <br /><br /><br />My conclusions:<br /><br /><br />A) There is some mechanism in the treatment that is effective.<br /><br />B) The current structure of the Tomatis foundation will keep that mechanism protected in a haze of pseudo-science.<br /><br />Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08960837242927613831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-41973510857013545352017-04-21T10:27:47.332-04:002017-04-21T10:27:47.332-04:00Why is it so expensive though? Not only that you&#...Why is it so expensive though? Not only that you're doing it at home supervising your kid, it's not as if they are custom fitting the frequencies to each individual child, and they using Mozart which is freely available to all. In Australia it's close to $10k for the whole thing. If it's really useful wouldn't somebody insist on making it a lot more affordable for all, especially for suffering kids and their family. To me that spells "money making scheme".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-26467459834316774182017-04-19T15:39:59.623-04:002017-04-19T15:39:59.623-04:00A 'cure' for autism. Yipee
Is ex doctor An...A 'cure' for autism. Yipee<br />Is ex doctor Andrew Wakefield in on this $$$ making quackery too?A Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14230119674136700745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-15993662580170792032016-04-30T09:20:41.383-04:002016-04-30T09:20:41.383-04:00Well, read 'em yourself-- not randomized, or ...Well, read 'em yourself-- not randomized, or no control, or no significant difference, right? In other words, these items do not support the effectiveness of the Tomatis method as would be required in either evidence-based medicine or evidence-based psychology.Jean Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619393019771381980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-61596861803090893942016-04-30T06:28:40.909-04:002016-04-30T06:28:40.909-04:00What about this research?
https://www.google.be/ur...What about this research?<br />https://www.google.be/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=9&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwijhKuuh7bMAhVDxRQKHZxGCyYQFghOMAg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.atotalapproach.com%2Fimages%2Fdocs%2FResearchOnTomatisMethod.pdf&usg=AFQjCNEASOzwYpc3uxIRRg8JjPHt9oyvjg&bvm=bv.121070826,d.d24<br /><br />and<br /><br />https://www.google.be/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwijhKuuh7bMAhVDxRQKHZxGCyYQFggeMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sacarin.com%2Fcode%2FReview%2520of%2520Tomatis%2520Research.pdf&usg=AFQjCNEO3I4ou-psJXuFt6ovSDwhmuQJwQ&bvm=bv.121070826,d.d24Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-38748806786931607742015-08-15T09:45:16.763-04:002015-08-15T09:45:16.763-04:00First, you need to think of that result in the con...First, you need to think of that result in the context of the general lack of research support. Second, you need to be aware that with such small numbers of patients, chance may result in what appears to be a significant difference when really none exists. Third, people change from one measurement to another naturally, sometimes improving, sometimes worsening, and when evidence is so weak, it's a mistake to attribute changes to a treatment rather than to spontaneous variation. Fourth, if I flip a coin 11 times and it comes up heads 6 times, that result would not suggest that I have some ability to influence the coin flip-- same difference, right?Jean Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619393019771381980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-88420088127327981252015-08-15T09:05:18.917-04:002015-08-15T09:05:18.917-04:00I have no stakes in Tomatis therapy and am rather ...I have no stakes in Tomatis therapy and am rather skeptical. However, if indeed " 5 out of 11 autistic children did not benefit significantly" from it, this means that 6 out of 11 DID benefit significantly from it, which is quite a remarkable result and implies this therapy is rather effective, for whatever reason....belshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05528019077532149859noreply@blogger.com