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<blockquote data-quote="soapbox" data-source="post: 482371" data-attributes="member: 13003"><p>Those two go together. in my opinion... what you are seeing in behavior is an overwhelmed kid. Its not that he isn't ready intellectually - its that a combo of disabilities puts him behind the 8-ball ALL THE TIME.</p><p></p><p>If its this bad now - school will be a nightmare. Start pushing buttons, trying various approaches... so that by the time he's in K or 1, you at least have some things in place.</p><p></p><p>Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) (not Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) - which usually manifests in language issues) can include things like auditory figure ground - huge difficulties hearing/processing language in the presence of backbround noise. And classrooms are about the noisiest environments you can imagine... not in decibels, but in constant, irritating, "white" noise... paper rustling! Add... dropped pencils, the sharpener, the whispers, binder rings, etc........... OUCH.</p><p></p><p>Keep in mind that in terms of behavior, ADHD and Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) can look very much alike. If they start pushing for an ADHD diagnosis at this age, push back and make them prove it is NOT something like Auditory Processing Disorders (APD)... </p><p>in my opinion... you can't really diagnosis either one well until at least age 5, often not until 6 or 7... but chances are just as high either way. I'd be trying Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) interventions now, rather than trying ADHD medications now...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soapbox, post: 482371, member: 13003"] Those two go together. in my opinion... what you are seeing in behavior is an overwhelmed kid. Its not that he isn't ready intellectually - its that a combo of disabilities puts him behind the 8-ball ALL THE TIME. If its this bad now - school will be a nightmare. Start pushing buttons, trying various approaches... so that by the time he's in K or 1, you at least have some things in place. Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) (not Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) - which usually manifests in language issues) can include things like auditory figure ground - huge difficulties hearing/processing language in the presence of backbround noise. And classrooms are about the noisiest environments you can imagine... not in decibels, but in constant, irritating, "white" noise... paper rustling! Add... dropped pencils, the sharpener, the whispers, binder rings, etc........... OUCH. Keep in mind that in terms of behavior, ADHD and Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) can look very much alike. If they start pushing for an ADHD diagnosis at this age, push back and make them prove it is NOT something like Auditory Processing Disorders (APD)... in my opinion... you can't really diagnosis either one well until at least age 5, often not until 6 or 7... but chances are just as high either way. I'd be trying Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) interventions now, rather than trying ADHD medications now... [/QUOTE]
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