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<blockquote data-quote="soapbox" data-source="post: 478675" data-attributes="member: 13003"><p>been there done that... you'll see a dotted underline under it? if you put your mouse over it, it will tell you what it means. (been there done that = been there, done that)</p><p></p><p>I thought Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) and Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) were on that list, too, but not... so...</p><p></p><p>Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) - Developmental Coordination Disorder, previously and/or in other parts of the world known as developmental dyspraxia, or "clumsy child syndrome". Its a disorder where the brain can't put together all the pieces in the right order and fast enough, to perform complex tasks efficiently and effectively. Can affect </p><p>gross motor skills (bike riding, playing ball, pumping on a swing...) or fine motor skills (buttons, tieing shoes, writing, scissors, etc.), or both. Interferes with "daily living". Has a HUGE impact on school - often doesn't really show up its seriousness until they get to school. One good site with info on this is <a href="http://www.canchild.ca" target="_blank">www.canchild.ca</a> - there are others.</p><p></p><p>Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) - Auditory Processing Disorders - includes Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) (central auditory processing disorder), which typically involved issues with how spoken language is processed... often shows up later as a major gap between reading comprehension and verbal comprehension... They have a verbal procdesing disorder rather than a language disorder... although, if it is severe enough, language can be affected as well. More recently, other APDs are showing up on the radar... including associated testing. One of those is "auditory figure ground" - best described as being able to sort through competing sounds (background noise) and figure out what to listen to, and send the rest to the "background". If you can't do that... then you do much better learning one-on-one in a quiet setting, than in a class of 20-30 kids. The APDs often show behaviors similar to ADHD. Kid is not engaged (how can you be if you can't make sense of what the teacher is saying... ), so fidgets, looks away, doesn't follow instructions, and so on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soapbox, post: 478675, member: 13003"] been there done that... you'll see a dotted underline under it? if you put your mouse over it, it will tell you what it means. (been there done that = been there, done that) I thought Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) and Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) were on that list, too, but not... so... Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) - Developmental Coordination Disorder, previously and/or in other parts of the world known as developmental dyspraxia, or "clumsy child syndrome". Its a disorder where the brain can't put together all the pieces in the right order and fast enough, to perform complex tasks efficiently and effectively. Can affect gross motor skills (bike riding, playing ball, pumping on a swing...) or fine motor skills (buttons, tieing shoes, writing, scissors, etc.), or both. Interferes with "daily living". Has a HUGE impact on school - often doesn't really show up its seriousness until they get to school. One good site with info on this is [URL="http://www.canchild.ca"]www.canchild.ca[/URL] - there are others. Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) - Auditory Processing Disorders - includes Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) (central auditory processing disorder), which typically involved issues with how spoken language is processed... often shows up later as a major gap between reading comprehension and verbal comprehension... They have a verbal procdesing disorder rather than a language disorder... although, if it is severe enough, language can be affected as well. More recently, other APDs are showing up on the radar... including associated testing. One of those is "auditory figure ground" - best described as being able to sort through competing sounds (background noise) and figure out what to listen to, and send the rest to the "background". If you can't do that... then you do much better learning one-on-one in a quiet setting, than in a class of 20-30 kids. The APDs often show behaviors similar to ADHD. Kid is not engaged (how can you be if you can't make sense of what the teacher is saying... ), so fidgets, looks away, doesn't follow instructions, and so on. [/QUOTE]
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