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  Recovering from autism was possible for one little girl. All she needed was help from a  musical genius -- MOZART!
 

"I'm just like all the other kids my age.  I'm just normal now!"

"I still do auditory training every day to make me smarter.  And you know what?  I'm in the "gifted" program!"

Ashley (as Dorothy)
Halloween 2007

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Ashley went to Hollywoodto talk about her recovery from autism.

Watch Sharon and Ashley's segment on SOAP TALK (with hosts Lisa Rinna and Ty Treadway) which aired Monday, April 10, 2006 and Friday, July 21, 2006 where they discuss Ashley's recovery from autism using auditory training with Mozart and Sharon's book "Awakening Ashley: Mozart Knocks Autism in its Ear", the story of Ashley's triumph over autism.

April 10, 2006

July 21, 2006

SOAP TALK

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** It's portable! **

Retraining the ears to perceive sound better for anyone with autism, ADD/ADHD, dyslexia and other learning disabilities just got a lot easier. Now auditory training comes to parents, teachers and therapists in a more accessible, affordable and portable way.

It's all on i-Pod!

It's convenient, simple to use, and having wonderful benefits on those using it.

 

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and let Mozart help your child on the road to improved speech, language, sensory and auditory processing with this revolutionary auditory training system.

  

 

Browse the “Awakening Ashley” store CLICK HERE to view and purchase my custom-made educational and therapeutic material to use with your child. This skill-building material is great for ALL kids, on and off the spectrum.  

 

 

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Ashley will sign it for you or someone special!

  

 

 

A Message to Parents:   

On May 5, 2003, I shared with the nation on the

 TODAY Show(NBC) my daughter’s story of her recovery from an autistic spectrum disorder.  Diagnosed at 21 months of age, Ashley was non-verbal and had no interest in interacting with her family or anyone else.  She had sensory integration and auditory processing issues.  She had poor body awareness and a "leaky gut".  At 4 years old, she was removed from the autistic spectrum by her neurodevelopmental pediatrician after over 2 long years of intensive therapeutic intervention.   Now at 8 years old, she is in 3rd grade and a straight "A" student. She is in the gifted program! She also plays the guitar -- "a by-product of Mozart's effect on her!"  She is indistinguishable from her peers.  

Ashley has triumphed over Autism!

Some call her a miracle, but her recovery wasn’t due to divine intervention - it was due to early interventionAnd lots of it! The TODAY show segment allowed me to not only excite the nation about auditory training and the Mozart Effect, but it also brought me closer to families who are struggling to find that missing link and that ray of hope for their children - hope that often seems elusive when one is on a journey such as this.

As a consultant to parents of children on the autistic spectrum, I am helping to guide them with information that my years of experience and training have afforded me and that which helped in our triumph over this disorder.  I hope to touch many new families – especially yours.

Sharon Ruben



Where has Ashley’s recovery from autism story been featured?


TV Interviews:

  • “Soap Talk” (SoapNet) with Lisa Rinna & Ty Treadway (04/2006)

  • “Today Show” (NBC) with Katie Couric (05/2003)

Magazine Articles:

  • Spectrum magazine (06/2006)

  • Exceptional Parent magazine (04/2006)

(Sharon Ruben is the recipient of the Maxwell J. Schleifer Distinguished Service Award from EP)
  • Woman’s World magazine (01/2006)

Radio Interviews:

 

CUSTOMER REVIEWS

OF

"AWAKENING ASHLEY"

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

November 17, 2004,

Now There's Hope! A must-read for every family struggling with an autistic or developmentally delayed child. Sharon Ruben's story is an inspiration and a gift.

A reviewer, a grateful parent advocate

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July 14, 2005

"Excellent book. I wasn't aware that people with autism could be 'awakened' until this book. I recommend this book to many people so that hopefully it will help answer some of their questions and help their children come back to them."

Connie, Burke, VA

 

 

 

As seen on the

TODAY Show 

(NBC)

A little girl’s recovery from AUTISM!

At 18-months, Ashley still didn’t talk. When she wouldn’t turn around when her name was called, her hearing came into question. She fixated on small pieces of dirt and only ate a diet of crunchy foods. She wrapped herself up in a thick fog—impenetrable to everyone, except for Barney the Dinosaur. She worked puzzles like a kindergartener and was computer savvy before she was 2 years old. Late-night searches on the Internet hinted at a reason. A neurodevelopmental specialist confirmed it. AUTISM—a communication and social interaction disorder—a diagnosis that shook the foundation of a family and shattered a mother’s world.

Ashley could hear. But she couldn’t listen. A therapy to retrain her ears to perceive sound better took her back to the time in the womb—where listening begins. With the help of Mozart, Ashley was awakened! Her brain’s desire to communicate was kindled, fostering a connection with her body, her family, and the world around her. Ashley had recovered!

But how could Sharon Ruben, a clinical researcher in her own right, convince the skeptics without clinical trial data to prove its effectiveness? She didn’t need data. She had Ashley—it was all the proof she needed!

Sharon Ruben discusses Ashley's recovery from autism on the Today Show with Katie Couric

May 5, 2003

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Ashley at 4yrs old doing her microphone work; part of her auditory training therapy

 

Our Children CAN and ARE getting better!

Autism is not a life-long disability any longer.

Ashley would not be where she is today, a normal, vivacious, outgoing, and chit-chatty little girl, without auditory training This therapy gave me back my daughter and the credit goes to this therapy for Ashley's full recovery from autism. The second day of therapy, my non-verbal, non-social daughter said, “I want cookie!” She’d never been spontaneous or original in thought prior to receiving auditory training. Auditory training enabled her to find her voice, get control of her body and embrace us and the world around her.

I can teach you all about auditory training and how Mozart can bring about sustaining changes in children.

 

 

Ashley is living proof!

Early intervention is KEY to RECOVERY

 

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Awakening Ashley: 

Mozart Knocks 

Autism on its Ear

by:

Sharon Ruben

 

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Read about Ashley’s journey to  recovery and her way out of silence into the arms of her parents…and the hearts of everyone!

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“Listen Up!  This remarkable story is for every parent with a child waiting to be awakened to language and communication. Tune-in to the powers of music and the ear that can help harmonize and organize your world.”—Don Campbell, author of "The Mozart Effect for Children"
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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