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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 579223" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Well, now... maybe you should also be checking out one more possible diagnosis?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Inattentive-type ADHD can be a mis-diagnosis... </p><p>In many kids, APDs can look like inattentive-type ADHD.</p><p>They don't pay attention - not because of focus, but because they can't follow the verbal instructions.</p><p>Then, being lost - they respond the same way as a non-focused ADHD kid.</p><p>But the problem is different.</p><p></p><p>Many schools will tell you it can't be Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) because their language skills are fine.</p><p>Wrong. SOME types of Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) affect language processing. But other types of Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) affect "sound" processing.</p><p>For example, auditory figure ground is a problem where the person hears <em>everything</em>... and can't filter out what is background. It is exhausting to live surrounded by noise (and classrooms are very noisy at the best of times), and then to live with being told you're not even trying... </p><p></p><p>Maybe time for a screening for APDs? make sure the testing includes "auditory figure ground" and "auditory discrimination" - some of the older tests don't.</p><p></p><p>For the record, APDs do not respond to medications.</p><p>There are interventions and accommodations that help - and even just knowing what the problem is, helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 579223, member: 11791"] Well, now... maybe you should also be checking out one more possible diagnosis? Inattentive-type ADHD can be a mis-diagnosis... In many kids, APDs can look like inattentive-type ADHD. They don't pay attention - not because of focus, but because they can't follow the verbal instructions. Then, being lost - they respond the same way as a non-focused ADHD kid. But the problem is different. Many schools will tell you it can't be Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) because their language skills are fine. Wrong. SOME types of Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) affect language processing. But other types of Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) affect "sound" processing. For example, auditory figure ground is a problem where the person hears [I]everything[/I]... and can't filter out what is background. It is exhausting to live surrounded by noise (and classrooms are very noisy at the best of times), and then to live with being told you're not even trying... Maybe time for a screening for APDs? make sure the testing includes "auditory figure ground" and "auditory discrimination" - some of the older tests don't. For the record, APDs do not respond to medications. There are interventions and accommodations that help - and even just knowing what the problem is, helps. [/QUOTE]
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