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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 454443" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>He can have auditory processing disorders and NOT have classical Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD).</p><p>Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) = difficulty processing spoken language.</p><p>Other APDs= difficulty processing sound - for example, can hear and comprehend fine in a quiet environment, but cannot distinguish the "important" sounds from the background and other noises, in a noisy environment (issues with auditory focus, anditory filtering, auditory discrimination).</p><p>And <u>neither</u> of these is a "hearing" problem. The ears work just fine, thank you - its what happens when the sound hits the brain.</p><p></p><p>This whole auditory discrimination suite of disabilities is only recently recognized, and many SLPs may not be aware yet.</p><p>There is a whole battery of tests around hearing through background noise.</p><p>AND - things like classroom microphone systems or personal FM systems, really help - bring the "important sounds" to the foreground.</p><p>He may be spending so much mental energy just trying to catch the words, that he doesn't have the brain power left to really process what he hears, especially in noisy environments like... school!</p><p>You might want to raise this specific issue with the Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) for initial screening - usually, it takes an experienced clinical audiologist to do the detailed testing.</p><p></p><p>The sooner they catch this, the better.</p><p>Otherwise, school is going to drive him around the bend. Huge psychological and behavioral issues can come out of this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 454443, member: 11791"] He can have auditory processing disorders and NOT have classical Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD). Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) = difficulty processing spoken language. Other APDs= difficulty processing sound - for example, can hear and comprehend fine in a quiet environment, but cannot distinguish the "important" sounds from the background and other noises, in a noisy environment (issues with auditory focus, anditory filtering, auditory discrimination). And [U]neither[/U] of these is a "hearing" problem. The ears work just fine, thank you - its what happens when the sound hits the brain. This whole auditory discrimination suite of disabilities is only recently recognized, and many SLPs may not be aware yet. There is a whole battery of tests around hearing through background noise. AND - things like classroom microphone systems or personal FM systems, really help - bring the "important sounds" to the foreground. He may be spending so much mental energy just trying to catch the words, that he doesn't have the brain power left to really process what he hears, especially in noisy environments like... school! You might want to raise this specific issue with the Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) for initial screening - usually, it takes an experienced clinical audiologist to do the detailed testing. The sooner they catch this, the better. Otherwise, school is going to drive him around the bend. Huge psychological and behavioral issues can come out of this. [/QUOTE]
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