Tag: auditory processing disorder

auditory processing disorder
About Auditory Processing (Hearing)
Auditory processing is the term used to describe what happens in your brain when it recognizes and interprets the sounds around you. Humans hear energy, which we recognize as sound when it travels through the ear and is changed into electrical impulses that can be interpreted by the brain. The “disorder” part of auditory processing disorder (APD) means that something is adversely affecting the processing or interpretation of 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 couch and a chair are alike” may sound to a child with APD like “Tell me how a cow 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.”
Children with APD typically have normal hearing and intelligence.
Children with APD typically have normal hearing and intelligence. Symptoms of APD:
Have trouble paying attention to and remembering information presented orally
Have problems carrying out multistep directions
Have poor listening skills
Need more time to process information
Have low academic performance
Have behavior problems
Have language difficulty (they confuse syllable sequences and have problems developing vocabulary and understanding language)
Have difficulty with reading, comprehension, spelling and vocabulary

auditory processing disorder
About Auditory Processing (Hearing)
Auditory processing is the term used to describe what happens in your brain when it recognizes and interprets the sounds around you. Humans hear energy, which we recognize as sound when it travels through the ear and is changed into electrical impulses that can be interpreted by the brain. The “disorder” part of auditory processing disorder (APD) means that something is adversely affecting the processing or interpretation of 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 couch and a chair are alike” may sound to a child with APD like “Tell me how a cow 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.”
Children with APD typically have normal hearing and intelligence.
Children with APD typically have normal hearing and intelligence. Symptoms of APD:
Have trouble paying attention to and remembering information presented orally
Have problems carrying out multistep directions
Have poor listening skills
Need more time to process information
Have low academic performance
Have behavior problems
Have language difficulty (they confuse syllable sequences and have problems developing vocabulary and understanding language)
Have difficulty with reading, comprehension, spelling and vocabulary