Berard Auditory Integration Training is an intervention developed by Dr. Guy Berard, an otolaryngologist (ENT physician) in Annecy, France. Dr. Berard originally invented AIT to rehabilitate disorders of the auditory system, such as hearing loss or hearing distortion.

After 35+ years of clinical practice, Dr. Berard determined that, distortions in hearing or auditory processing can contribute to behavioral or learning disorders. Berard AIT was designed to normalize hearing and the ways in which the brain processes auditory information, by working to normalize the hearing response across all frequencies within the normal hearing range.

AIT has been shown to significantly reduce some or many of the handicaps associated with autism spectrum disorders, central auditory processing disorders (CAPD), speech and language disorders, sensory issues including auditory, tactile or other sensory sensitivities (hyper or hypo), dyslexia, pervasive developmental disorder (PDD), attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity, anxiety, and depression.