Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Parent Support Forums
Special Ed 101
At a loss... What to do next...ED kid
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="soapbox" data-source="post: 597261" data-attributes="member: 13003"><p>We've been dealing with severe challenges with auditory figure ground - difficult child can hear "perfectly well", as in almost too well (i.e. he's "asleep" clear across the house, and can still hear us whispering). But he can't hear any one type of sound above another if there are too many kinds of sounds. Background noise is a killer... and school is FULL of background noise. </p><p> </p><p>We discovered that auditory figure ground often isn't screened for. Even professionals aren't necessarily aware of it. The PhD-level audiologist who did the final testing for APDs told us that she gets far fewer referrals for testing than statistics tell her to expect.</p><p> </p><p>One of the tell-tale signs of problems with auditory figure ground is when they function perfectly fine one-on-one in a non-distracting (i.e. quiet) environment. This typically gets chalked up to either ADD/ADHD (not managing distraction well), or to wanting individual attention. In fact, the child CANNOT hear the teacher, and needs interventions, accommodations, and sometimes technological assistance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soapbox, post: 597261, member: 13003"] We've been dealing with severe challenges with auditory figure ground - difficult child can hear "perfectly well", as in almost too well (i.e. he's "asleep" clear across the house, and can still hear us whispering). But he can't hear any one type of sound above another if there are too many kinds of sounds. Background noise is a killer... and school is FULL of background noise. We discovered that auditory figure ground often isn't screened for. Even professionals aren't necessarily aware of it. The PhD-level audiologist who did the final testing for APDs told us that she gets far fewer referrals for testing than statistics tell her to expect. One of the tell-tale signs of problems with auditory figure ground is when they function perfectly fine one-on-one in a non-distracting (i.e. quiet) environment. This typically gets chalked up to either ADD/ADHD (not managing distraction well), or to wanting individual attention. In fact, the child CANNOT hear the teacher, and needs interventions, accommodations, and sometimes technological assistance. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
Special Ed 101
At a loss... What to do next...ED kid
Top