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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 454561" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>If he is in "perfect" conditions, does it reduce your need to repeat? Does it make things worse if conditions are "extreme"?</p><p>By "perfect" I mean... absolutely NO background noice at all - no music/tv/dishwasher/other kids playing/dad reading newspaper/etc. - and one-on-one with no visual and other distractions? I suspect even home is much noisier than you realize.</p><p>By "extreme" I mean... the state fair, or a noisy birthday party, or a crowded shopping mall...</p><p></p><p>If there is a large difference in his "hearing" depending on the environment, then what the Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) is saying makes sense - he probably can hear within reasonable ranges, and can process verbal language - but cannot do so if he has to work around background noise. In which case... it would really pay for you to make whatever lifestyle changes it takes to make your home VERY quiet - husband may have to use headphones for TV etc., move dishwashing and clothes washing to after your son is in bed, no background music, etc. If you can do this and his behavior improves at home - then, when school has issues, you have the contrast... you can prove that "noisy" doesn't work for him - diagnosis or not.</p><p></p><p>They can't test Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) until age 6 because... they have to rule out so many other things first, including ADHD, which can't really be determined until they are into full-time school at least.</p><p></p><p>Its tougher when they are this young, because so many of the accommodations rely on reading skills - outline of class at the start of class so they can follow along, note taking services, etc.</p><p></p><p>by the way - Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)'s "opinion" carries a lot of weight - you won't even get screened for Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) unless the Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) is of the "opinion" that this might be present. Its not a diagnosis - but its definitely a red flag, and is taken seriously by others.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 454561, member: 11791"] If he is in "perfect" conditions, does it reduce your need to repeat? Does it make things worse if conditions are "extreme"? By "perfect" I mean... absolutely NO background noice at all - no music/tv/dishwasher/other kids playing/dad reading newspaper/etc. - and one-on-one with no visual and other distractions? I suspect even home is much noisier than you realize. By "extreme" I mean... the state fair, or a noisy birthday party, or a crowded shopping mall... If there is a large difference in his "hearing" depending on the environment, then what the Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) is saying makes sense - he probably can hear within reasonable ranges, and can process verbal language - but cannot do so if he has to work around background noise. In which case... it would really pay for you to make whatever lifestyle changes it takes to make your home VERY quiet - husband may have to use headphones for TV etc., move dishwashing and clothes washing to after your son is in bed, no background music, etc. If you can do this and his behavior improves at home - then, when school has issues, you have the contrast... you can prove that "noisy" doesn't work for him - diagnosis or not. They can't test Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) until age 6 because... they have to rule out so many other things first, including ADHD, which can't really be determined until they are into full-time school at least. Its tougher when they are this young, because so many of the accommodations rely on reading skills - outline of class at the start of class so they can follow along, note taking services, etc. by the way - Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)'s "opinion" carries a lot of weight - you won't even get screened for Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) unless the Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) is of the "opinion" that this might be present. Its not a diagnosis - but its definitely a red flag, and is taken seriously by others. [/QUOTE]
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