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What is Auditory Processing Disorder?
Auditory Processing Disorder affects how the brain processes spoken language.
Individuals with auditory processing problems have normal hearing but have
difficulty correctly interpreting and storing information they have heard.
In addition to hindering a child's speech and language development, auditory processing problems can affect other areas of learning, particularly reading and spelling. Some common areas of difficulty may include differentiating sound similarities (e.g., rhymes) and differences in words, remembering information given verbally and recalling the order of items in a list or sequence of events in a story.
Auditory processing deficits may be more pronounced in certain settings, such as when there is background noise or when material is only presented verbally. To maximize retention of spoken information, it helps to make oral directions clear and brief, talk slowly, eliminate competing noises and use visual aids or written instructions.
Common signs:
The symptoms of Auditory Processing Disorder vary from person to person. However, some typical characteristics include:
- Misunderstanding or confusing verbal information, questions and instructions
- Asking "Huh?" or "What?" often
- Needing spoken directions or information repeated frequently
- Easily distracted, especially by background noise
- Difficulty with spelling and reading
- Problems with sequencing (e.g., ordered lists or events in a story)
- Difficulty with phonics and differentiating similarities and differences in sounds
- Difficulty remembering spoken information
More Links:
CAPD Parents' Page Resources for Parents of Children with Central Auditory Processing Disorders