AD/HD (Attention Deficit Disorders, with or without Hyperactivity) is the ‘talk of the town’ these days. The number of people with AD/HD is increasing, for no clear reason. It may be that, as a society, we are more aware of the problem. It may also be that, as a society, we are creating the problem. Our fast food diets, our sedentary yet hectic lifestyles, the constant ‘noise’ and busyness that surrounds us; from TV to our daily commutes in heavy traffic, to the noise and chaos we generate ourselves and pass on to our children with our MP 3’s and their computer games - these may all contribute to what we call AD/HD.

The good news is that listening training offers a highly potent solution to many forms of attentional problems which affect children as well as adults. For Paul Madaule, who has been working in the field of listening training for thirty five years, both attention span and concentration are branches of the same tree of listening. He defines attention span as the “ability to listen (well) for a prolonged period of time”; it is “listening plus time factor”. Concentration, on the other hand, is the ability to cut out parasitic information in order to clear up the mind and “listen to oneself thinking”.

To help children maximize their attention span is to help them maximize their listening. For years now, anti-depressants such as Ritalin have been considered as the popular remedy for AD/HD. Many parents are becoming increasingly reluctant to medicate their child. More and more people are seeking drug-free, natural, alternative forms of intervention. There is nothing more natural than sound and listening training truly helps children improve their focus and attention span. 

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