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Possible undiagnosed Auditory Processing Disorders (APD)
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<blockquote data-quote="soapbox" data-source="post: 538095" data-attributes="member: 13003"><p>Usually, first line of testing is Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) - a speech-language pathologist. They can screen for all sorts of hearing and listening related disorders, but do not (generally) diagnose. However, if their screening indicates a problem, it is grounds for seeing a specialist - usually a PhD level audiologist with a specific interest in auditory processing disorders.</p><p></p><p>Not all SLPs screen for all the APDs - make sure you ask about whether they are testing for "auditory figure ground" - as this is one of the more recently added sets of tests, if they test for this one they will also be testing for the others.</p><p></p><p>Your son is 9. At that age, it is sometimes still possible to get Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) services through the schools, but not always, especially if there is no associated language delay (and with auditory figure ground, the language impact is usually small).</p><p></p><p>However... at 9, he is at the "right" age for testing for Auditory Processing Disorders (APD)... can't really do it at all before about age 7.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soapbox, post: 538095, member: 13003"] Usually, first line of testing is Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) - a speech-language pathologist. They can screen for all sorts of hearing and listening related disorders, but do not (generally) diagnose. However, if their screening indicates a problem, it is grounds for seeing a specialist - usually a PhD level audiologist with a specific interest in auditory processing disorders. Not all SLPs screen for all the APDs - make sure you ask about whether they are testing for "auditory figure ground" - as this is one of the more recently added sets of tests, if they test for this one they will also be testing for the others. Your son is 9. At that age, it is sometimes still possible to get Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) services through the schools, but not always, especially if there is no associated language delay (and with auditory figure ground, the language impact is usually small). However... at 9, he is at the "right" age for testing for Auditory Processing Disorders (APD)... can't really do it at all before about age 7. [/QUOTE]
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