Auditory activities in cognitive rehabilitation for children and adults

In this article, we show you how to integrate auditory activities into cognitive rehabilitation for children and adults and offer a selection of auditory activities for you to work with your clients.

Auditory activities are a key tool in cognitive rehabilitation, as they stimulate functions such as attention, memory and language. Adapted for children and adults, these activities are effective for treating cognitive impairments caused by neurodevelopmental disorders, brain injury or neurodegenerative diseases.

Integration of auditory activities in cognitive rehabilitation for children and adults

Auditory activities are a fundamental part of cognitive rehabilitation programs. Their main goal is to stimulate auditory perception and improve related cognitive processes, such as sustained attention, working memory and language skills. These activities can also be personalized according to the specific needs of each user, allowing a wide range of pathologies and conditions to be addressed, such as:

1. Neurodevelopmental disorders: ASD, ADHD, dyslexia.
2. Acquired brain injury: traumatic brain injuries, cerebrovascular accidents (strokes).
3. Neurodegenerative diseases: Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS).

Key benefits of integrating auditory activities into cognitive rehabilitation for children and adults

1. Stimulation of neuroplasticity: These types of activities help the brain reorganize and form new neural connections.
2. Development of specific skills: Auditory activities strengthen cognitive areas related to perception and language.
3. Versatility in treatment: Incorporating these activities into cognitive rehabilitation processes allows professionals to better adapt to the needs of different age groups and levels of cognitive impairment.

Auditory activities for cognitive rehabilitation of children and adults

Below, we present some effective auditory activities to work on auditory episodic memory in the cognitive rehabilitation of children and adults:

Remember the Names (audio)

This auditory activity for children consists of correctly matching the names of the people shown on screen, using only the listening of the names as a guide.

Remember the Names (audio) offers nine difficulty levels and allows professionals to customize it according to different parameters, in order to adapt it to the particularities of each child.

This auditory activity also has a text version called Learning Names.

Locate sounds

Finally, this auditory activity is also aimed at adults and consists of listening to sounds, memorizing their position and indicating where they were.

Locate sounds has nine difficulty levels and different customization options to adapt it to the characteristics of each user.

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Actividades auditivas en rehabilitación cognitiva de niños y adultos