New Therapy - Sensory Training in CT

Darien's Sensory Training Institute uses a $200,000 machine to give new therapy to children with autism and ADHD.  A patient is placed in a bed that does a circular motion to relax the patient.  During this, the patient watches colored lights above and listens to music played at different frequences on headphones.  Steven Freedman, who manages the Instute, says that the combination of motion, light and sound help the patient relearn how to process information.

Freedman has a 10-year-old daughter with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder) and APD (Auditory Processing Disorder).   Brain McKay, a chiropracter who runs the Sensory Training Institute out of his practice, has a son with Asperger's Syndrome.  McKay says that there are no side effects to this treatment.  The results have been positive.

Thanks, guys!