Treatment and Management
How Can You Get a 504 Plan for Misophonia?
504 Plan for Misophonia: How to Qualify and What to Ask For If your child’s misophonia is turning school into a daily stress test—especially during meals, group work, or noisy classrooms—a 504 plan can be the difference between “just push through” and real access to learning. Quick truth: A 504 plan is not about proving…
Read MoreCan Misophonia Be Cured or Treated? What Actually Helps
Can Misophonia Be Cured or Treated? Short answer: Misophonia doesn’t have one guaranteed “cure” that fits everyone. But yes—misophonia can often be treated in a meaningful way: reducing the intensity of reactions, shortening recovery time, and making daily life (especially meals) feel calmer and more manageable. The key is this: misophonia is not one-size-fits-all. People…
Read MoreWhat Causes Misophonia? 5 Common Drivers (and What to Do Next)
What Causes Misophonia? TL;DR: Misophonia rarely has one single “cause.” In real life, it usually comes from one (or a combination) of a few common drivers. The fastest path forward is identifying which driver(s) are at play so your plan matches the cause—not just the label. Next step: If you want a clear plan instead…
Read MoreHearing Aids Are Not Glasses
The comparison of a sophisticated piece of technology like a hearing aid to a simplistic tool like glasses is actually a disservice. let’s find something that is more on point in helping us understand hearing aids and the support it requires. Rather than comparing hearing aids to glasses let’s compare it to a camera. The…
Read MoreWhich Reading Remediation Program is Right For You?
Orton-Gillingham Wilson LiPS Seeing Stars Barton KIPP Read 180 Reading Rocket … Have you ever wondered why there are so many reading programs? The Situation Perhaps you suspect your child has trouble reading and would like to optimize the help you get through your child’s school? Maybe the school has informed you they would like to…
Read MoreNo End Date In Sight (We Can Give A Time Frame)
Unless you are in a Tibetan monastery, schools are not known for their quiet. Dave, Michelle and Skylar all had difficulty with listening in a noisy environment. They all began sound therapy. Michelle satisfactorily completed the protocol in 9 weeks. Skylar finished in 12 weeks. While Dave took a little, longer finishing after 5 months.…
Read MoreWhat Should I Look For In A Treatment Plan?
Here are some things you might want to consider: Architectural modification – to improve the acoustic quality of the listening environment. Assistive Listening Device(s) – to improve the signal to noise ratio. These devices amplify specific things, unlike hearing aids which amplify everything. Auditory Training – this should be deficit specific, based on the particular…
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