Auditory Processing Disorders
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I am learning more about Auditory Processing Disorders. I have found that if I ask my son a yes/no question slowly and wait 7 seconds and repeat it again then he often can answer it. There seems to be a lot of similarities between ASD, Auditory Processing Disorder and Language Processing Disorder and how these disorders are diagnosed and treated. I am wondering if anyone else has experience with diagnosing and treating Auditory Processing Disorders or other related language disorders. Thank you, My son was just diagnosed with this 2 weeks ago, so I am very interested as well. Tiffany Nope. Diagnosing CAPD is 2100 non-insurance payment, in this neck of the woods. I certainly suspect it is the root of all T's learning disabilities.From what I understand, APD means that a child has difficulty processing auditory information (a sensory input, just as some kids have trouble processing visual, tactile or kinesthetic information), not that they don't understand language, but their brain doesn't know what to do with it once it's heard. So, there are strategies, which it sounds like you're using effectively, such as: eliminating excess noise, talking slowly, using fewer words, giving one direction at a time, repeating info, etc. Here, actually, our local ISD will not test until age 7, and then it is not considered a special education category. Also, a language impairment must be ruled out first. Hope this helps!They really do not recommend Diagnosing CAPD until age 7 or so. With thatin mind, I know of parents who have tried Tomatis and Fast Forword. We tried a computer program called Earobics by scientific learning. We are about to start Fast Forward any week now. I would do a search as I think this topic comes up once in a while.Anthony was dx'd with auditory processing disorder secondary to his PDD-NOS. Slowing down and simplifying our language spoken to him helped. My dtr has been dx CAPD as well as PDD-NOS. The best way it was described to me was that it is like someone is speaking spanish to her. That she only catches a few words, not the entire sentence. Savannah doesn't have any speech problems, meaning she speaks clearly but with CAPD she isn't able to find all the words to say to express what she may be thinking. So before she was dx, and even still, she would get easily frustrated because she couldn't really tell me what she wanted to. So a lot of the time she would just say she didn't want to talk about it. Like if i asked her how her day was for example. It is, from what i have been told, exhausting for her to really try and articulate. Anyway, she is given speech at school to help. They work on understanding and also exercises to help her be able to express herself more easily. There are some pretty helpful sites if you google APD! I have searched this board for "auditory processing disorder" and have found a lot of infromation. Just wanted to let past posters know so they don't need to repeat themselves. Thanks All!!! Note to myself before posting questions try searching the board first That sounds very similar to the way a scripted response is delivered. I always do better in answering questions when given time because I tend to "script" my speech, and thus if I am allowed time to piece my answer together in my head, in advance, it will often come out much more eloquently than if I just try to spit something out immediately.T. speech teacher and I were talking about kids who have SID but fail the Auditory Processing test. Yep! IF your child only has hearing problems , it can be audio processing but if other sensory issues are involved taste touch with audio issues, it's SID. You have to be careful on this one. The earliest to be tested at age 7 or better 8 yrs old! My biological father has Audio processing disorder. He hears thing wrong, processes info SLOW like turtle and sometimes it does not register at all! For years people thought he was on drugs and he was not!! Adam has VERY SLOW processing speed, in fact, as he gets older and you would expect him to understand more, it is more pronounced. It is one of his biggest problems with school. I have been told by 3 different people, that they have never had a child that processes as slow as Adam. My son was dx with a language disorder; his expressive language is progressing quickly (talks appropriately), but his receptive is still delayed, but now can ask what things mean. This was his major problem (along with fine motor delays) thus his dx. I don't know many people with this disorder so it can be frustrating to figure out his prognosis. I have heard one doctor say that by the age of 12, he should be up to par. (I hope so...) Not sure if this has anything to do with your question or not, but I learned it in a class I'm taking on ASD/aspergers, so I thought I would share. On speech assessments, people with ASD who are echolalic or verbal will show a lower receptive lang score compared to their expressive score, sometimes a difference of as high as 30 pts. In our class material, they said that it is related to auditory processing difficulties, but didn't say if it was actually auditory processing disorder. It said that people with ASD may be able to express needs and wants in full sentences and have good short-term memory for repeating sentences or phrases, but they may be thrown off in receptive lang if the word or phrasing is changed. "get your shoes" vs "Go find your shoes" For aspergers, the receptive and expressive scores are within the normal range, but they often may not be able to process what is being said if there are more than 3 people involved in a conversation. This is especially likely to happen at recess and in the classroom, where they can be overwhelmed and either become aggressive or walk the perimeter and choose not to engage with anyone. Daniel has both lpd/capd both. His speed is very slow. Infact it's only in the 13%.Nick- I found your answer very interesting. Our dd is 4.7 yrs. old. When she was 3 yrs old and asked a question, she would repeat the question and then answer. Now, she does not repeat the question but may take up to 4 or 5 seconds sometimes to answer. I thought she was repeating the question in her mind and then answering. However, taking into account what you have said, perhaps she is scripting her answer in her head and not the question. I have noticed that if people ask her something and then ask her something else or rephrase the question before she has had time to answer, this throws her. Thank you for your input. ttfn [QUOTE=sallyf]Not sure if this has anything to do with your question or not, but I learned it in a class I'm taking on ASD/aspergers, so I thought I would share. On speech assessments, people with ASD who are echolalic or verbal will show a lower receptive lang score compared to their expressive score, sometimes a difference of as high as 30 pts. In our class material, they said that it is related to auditory processing difficulties, but didn't say if it was actually auditory processing disorder. It said that people with ASD may be able to express needs and wants in full sentences and have good short-term memory for repeating sentences or phrases, but they may be thrown off in receptive lang if the word or phrasing is changed. "get your shoes" vs "Go find your shoes" For aspergers, the receptive and expressive scores are within the normal range, but they often may not be able to process what is being said if there are more than 3 people involved in a conversation. This is especially likely to happen at recess and in the classroom, where they can be overwhelmed and either become aggressive or walk the perimeter and choose not to engage with anyone. [/QUOTE] YES! T had the reversed scores for receptive/expressive and the ^%$@ SD she was in at the time said, "That doesn't make sense!" Well ... turns out now, it ABSOLUTELY made sense, for her. She is having a heckuva time learning to read. That is, AT SCHOOL. At home, she is doing great. It is clearly environmental. |
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