Healing Sounds of ADHD: Soothing Sounds for Children »

Dick de Ruiter is a yoga teacher and sound therapist. He introduced New Age music in Holland in the seventies and developed a series of tapes containing guided relaxation and visualization exercises. He lives in the south of France.

This practical guide opens with an overview of state-of-the-art therapeutic counseling and medical treatment for children suffering from ADHD. Then Dick de Ruiter describes the possibilities of accompanying this treatment with special sounds and music, which up until now, have not been seriously considered as therapeutic tools in the treatment of ADHD. The accompanying CD contains the sounds of the voices, singing bowls, chimes, and other instruments that have proven to have a special effect on both body and mind. It can serve as background during therapy, communication training, or relaxation exercises, but it can also be used at home to immerse the child in a warm and comfortable sound bath. Several tracks have neurosonic qualities that have a direct and calming effect especially on children with ADHD. Once they've experienced that effect, these children are often highly motivated to listen regularly to the CD.

Introduction: Concepts     7
Signals: How to recognize ADHD in your child     11
In Accordance: Exchanging signals, action, and reaction     19
Trust: Mutual and unconditional     43
Getting Closer: Methods     51
Reverberation: How sounds can help     71
Practice: A promise     81
CD Contents     85
Tracks description     86
Combination and use of the tracks     93
CD time synopsis     97
Recommended music     99
Notes     101
Resources     105
Read more     107
Usefull addresses     109