Special Considerations for The Safe and Sound Protocol: My child won't sit still. Proceedings of the 12th Autism-Europe International Congress, Nice, France. Because this is an integrated system, interventions influencing one component of this system (e. g. middle ear muscles) may impact on the other components". Our emotional and physiological states are important to how we approach various circumstances. The dorsal vagal (back) is activated when we are in a life-threatening situation, or flight/fight/freeze. What Can the Safe and Sound Protocol Help with? One of the things I was most worried about was successfully preventing my son from doing the things he shouldn't while listening (raise his heart rate, eat, take off the headphones, refuse to participate) and making sure he did the things he should (engage in quiet, attuned play that wasn't movement-based). This reduced stimulation helps individuals assimilate the information in their nervous system at their own pace.
We'll repeat again in a few months. It was like the listening program had unlocked the floodgates, and all of a sudden there was an emotional and somatic release. Will give group voting privileges of whether in person or virtual. If more than one person in the home is doing SSP, we ask that we complete the protocol sequentially rather than simultaneously, as the household or family life can get difficult if more than one person becomes dysregulated at the same time. It has been tested and refined for over 15 years. Occasionally I can feel there is "something" there, but it doesn't really hurt. Because he is using words, instead of thrown objects or kicking legs to express himself. Dr. Stephen Porges, developed the SSP based on his decades of research that lead to the development of the polyvagal theory. The Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) uses common popular music filtered in a specific way so that human speech (i. e., the melody and intonation of speech) is emphasised whereas bass and treble frequencies are filtered out. Beta means that, while we are confident of its functionality, it is still in its early stages without some of the features expected in the final version. Parent testimony: SSP can be administered by a professional who has participated in the training. Side effects are considered mildly disruptive. For these reasons it is helpful to know ahead of time as much about the current functioning of the individual with regard to self-regulation as possible, and to plan ahead to minimize additional sources of stress during this time. These clients are able to take in and process what is needed to keep up with social situations.
Many people complete the Safe and Sound Protocol without experiencing side effects. One primary area of impact from the SSP is re-establishing calm states, softening facial tension, and establishing prosody in the voice. "…eating with my family is less stressful". Before I learned my son was PDA, I spent a lot of time writing and thinking about sensory issues because that was the primary "difference" we had noticed in my son. We find that with the SSP, all three types of evaluation are possible. The fastest one would be able to complete the Safe and Sound Protocol would be in 5 days, by listening to one hour of music per day. I let him take his new paints and mix colors to his heart's content. I didn't care at all that my clothes were covered in dirt or that I was most certainly making a weird impression on the neighbors because I was so thrilled with his communication and his sudden ability to teach me something using multi-step commands.
Retrieved from the Clinical Trials website Optimizing the social engagement system in Prader-Willi Syndrome: Insights from the polyvagal theory. Reduced HRV is associated with numerous health problems, including cardiac arrhythmia. You want them to say yes, and explain why – you would also want them to explain that they cannot deal with those stuck in a "freeze" state, and will ideally need to see them face-to-face in clinic). SSP is an experience that a listener does with the guidance of a trained SSP provider.
Do they specialise in SSP or are they a jack of all trades? We know that these individuals are in the Ventral Vegal state, inforcing that they are in a calm regulated space. At Raviv Practice London, our work has been consistent, with adults and children alike using the SSP therapy, always applying a high level of care and caution to each training. And because of his lack of -- what the professionals call -- an"optimal arousal state" (i. e. not freaking out) his learning slowed and communication withered. While on the SSP Facebook forum a service provider from Seattle said that she would be visiting family for 2 weeks (end of July, beginning of August) and that she would help us while she is over.
The good news is that we know the VVC can be activated through stimuli that promote feelings of safety. Briefly, if we are processing more sense data, learning more, relating to our bodies, senses and muscles differently. With a degree of joy and pride, that again, we had never seen in our son. Listeners should be connecting with the provider regularly to check in with symptoms and ensure the protocol is going smoothly.
Our office has one person who is qualified to do this. He had a history of lengthy hospital stays and trauma. His first four months of life, he did not sleep or stop crying unless he was breastfeeding, being vigorously swung back and forth, or wrapped marsupial-like against my chest and moving. In our experience, yes. He was like a permeable little being during that hour. In the case of early childhood stress, the middle ear does not become attuned to human vocalizations; child's ear focuses on low frequency sounds, of which are associated with danger. The goal of this therapy is to reduce stress, improve behavioural state regulation, and to reduce auditory hypersensitivity using acoustic stimulation in order to facilitate better social engagement. This then affects the client's ability to notice or learn details that accompany social interactions such as reading emotions or processing language.
We know that this social calm has occurred when clients say that they can tolerate eye contact and focused interaction for the first time. SSP exercises this muscle increasing the range of input the client can take in. However, some folks are primed to rely on the PNS because of prior trauma. Clients are better able to put words to difficult emotions and less likely to dissociate, post SSP. Everyone who has tried SSP reported feeling more relaxed, with a more of a profound sense of connection with others, less worry, less fretting and more comfortable in themselves. This is an adaptive response that helps us survive. Examples are: increased clumsiness, increased ringing in the ears, diarrhea, irritability, and explosiveness. How do they work out how to work with clients?