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<blockquote data-quote="Sheila" data-source="post: 40223" data-attributes="member: 23"><p>I am by no means an Speech Language Pathologist (SLP); the following is based on personal experience.</p><p></p><p>This may be more of an auditory processing problem rather than a speech-language problem. There are different kinds of APDs -- auditory discrimination can be one.</p><p></p><p>Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) doesn't have one thing to do with how well a person can hear; it has everything to do with what happens with the sounds as they travel from the ear to the brain. In other words, a hearing test is not the evaluation needed (although problematic hearing needs to be ruled out). An audiologist with-expertise in Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) would be the specialist required to do the sophisticated testing needed (not an Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)).</p><p></p><p>Many school districts do not want to provided Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) therapy. It can be very expensive, and as with all other therapies, there are no guarantees.</p><p></p><p>I'm jumping the gun a bit here -- mom needs to find out exactly what she's dealing with before deciding therapy.</p><p></p><p>There are some Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) links in various archives -- some in ECZ, General and Sp Ed Archives.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sheila, post: 40223, member: 23"] I am by no means an Speech Language Pathologist (SLP); the following is based on personal experience. This may be more of an auditory processing problem rather than a speech-language problem. There are different kinds of APDs -- auditory discrimination can be one. Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) doesn't have one thing to do with how well a person can hear; it has everything to do with what happens with the sounds as they travel from the ear to the brain. In other words, a hearing test is not the evaluation needed (although problematic hearing needs to be ruled out). An audiologist with-expertise in Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) would be the specialist required to do the sophisticated testing needed (not an Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)). Many school districts do not want to provided Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) therapy. It can be very expensive, and as with all other therapies, there are no guarantees. I'm jumping the gun a bit here -- mom needs to find out exactly what she's dealing with before deciding therapy. There are some Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) links in various archives -- some in ECZ, General and Sp Ed Archives. [/QUOTE]
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