Does your child have an auditory processing disorder? Educate me.?

Answer 1

Auditory processing is a term used to describe what happens when your brain recognizes and interprets the sounds around you. The "disorder" part of auditory processing disorder means that something is adversely affecting the processing or interpretation of the information.

Children with APD often do not recognize subtle differences between sounds in words, even though the sounds themselves are loud and clear. For example, the request "Tell me how a chair and a couch are alike" may sound to a child with APD like "Tell me how a couch and a chair are alike." It can even be understood by the child as "Tell me how a cow and a hair are alike." These kinds of problems are more likely to occur when a person with APD is in a noisy environment or when he or she is listening to complex information.

APD goes by many other names. Sometimes it is referred to as central auditory processing disorder (CAPD). Other common names are auditory perception problem, auditory comprehension deficit, central auditory dysfunction, central deafness, and so-called "word deafness."

Answer 2

Auditory processing is about making sense of, or understanding, what you hear. Sounds and words are heard but not understood. Response is difficult as a result. In such circumstances it is important for viual skills (reading or pictorial) to be well-developed to compensate.

Answer 3

My niece had this problem. She had some terrific teachers who really helped her through it. When she was small she misheard things in a very interesting way. It was only found out when she learned to write. She drew a "tree" and wrote "chree". She drew a "dragon" and wrote "jeragon". She had a lot of trouble processing multiple directions like "Take a piece of paper then go to your desk and use a pencil to finish your homework". That was too many things to ask her to do and she couldn't remember them all or couldn't get them in the right order. They helped her by writing out directions for her and allowing some extra time to complete things.

Answer 4

Here is information on auditory processing disorders:

http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/auditory.asp

Answer 5

Just means that he/she has trouble "getting it" when they are told. Let them read it.