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Post by swmom on Jan 21, 2004 4:40:33 GMT -5
Anyone dealing with ADHD and auditory processing problems? Has anyone successfully remediated the auditory processing issues?
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Post by ry1josh2 on Jan 21, 2004 12:36:46 GMT -5
I was just informed by our Neurologist that my son demostrates the same problems and i'm not quite sure what it means. I do know that he was instructing my son to walk one foot in front of the other and my son started hopping. I don't understand. Do you have any information about this problem you could share??
Thanks
Tina
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Post by HooDunnit on Jan 21, 2004 12:44:13 GMT -5
Thanks for joining our forums Tina. We are happy to have you here.
Barry
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Post by swmom on Jan 21, 2004 12:59:01 GMT -5
Auditory processing is basically what the brain does with what it hears. Can it comprehend what is being said. "When the Brain Can't Hear" is a wonderful book written actually by a woman who has an auditory processing problem. It goes into great detail about all the different kinds of auditory processing problems, how they manifest in adults and children. Very good book.
From what you're describing, it sounds exactly like an auditory processing problem, i.e. unusual responses to questions being asked, that sort of thing. A person thinking you said one thing when you said something that sounds like what you said. Hope that makes sense.
Feel free to ask any additional questions. I'll do the best I can to answer them for you.
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Post by AnneM on Jan 21, 2004 13:43:27 GMT -5
i.e. unusual responses to questions being asked, that sort of thing. A person thinking you said one thing when you said something that sounds like what you said. Hope that makes sense. This is interesting and I am left wondering how this differs from a straightforward hearing disorder? I am extremely hard of hearing and wear hearing aids in both ears - I am forever thinking that someone said something "that sounds like what was said" .... but this is based on a hearing problem not a processing problem ... but I would imagine the two things could often be muddled up  i also have had the test of putting one foot in front of another and (trying!) to walk a straight line ... with difficulty because a hearing disorder is also very intertwined with the balance.... would love to know more about this and what differentiates the two .... |
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Post by swmom on Jan 21, 2004 16:57:33 GMT -5
Wish I could help you further AnneM but I don't know much more. An audiologist could help you. I'm sure just a phone call to one would help you.
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Post by mom2tj on Jan 21, 2004 19:08:26 GMT -5
my DS was thought to have Central auditory processing disoder also called CAP he was tested it is a very long test it's not that they dont hear but more like how they procede with what they hear, they have a hard time in crowed and noisy places, as if they cant bloc out the noices around them they cant makeout what is being said....its hard to explain but when I did research on the internet there is alot onf good sites.... my DS is concidered borderline and is to be tested again in a year from now.
the audiologist sugested the school accomidiate his class with things like tenis balls under the chairs and visual cues he is to be seated in the middle of the front row near the teacher away from windows and doors.
I read somewhere that headphones where sugested kids with CAPS I could see would that would help.
I have a book somewhere about it I'll try to find it and see if I could give you any info..... if you have questions ask i'll try to answer.
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Post by AnneM on Jan 22, 2004 13:58:58 GMT -5
Wish I could help you further AnneM but I don't know much more. An audiologist could help you. I'm sure just a phone call to one would help you. Thanks Swmom ... I am due to see my audiologist AGAIN in early Feb ... so I will ask him then !! ... |
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Post by SKay on Jan 30, 2004 22:52:10 GMT -5
Could it be that while they have the same result, one is a problem in the ears, the other a problem in the brain? Maybe if a hearing test doesn't reveal a problem, a brain processing problem is diagnosed.
I sometimes wonder about my son. He has a lot of trouble following directions. He also asks the same question over and over for a couple of minutes, just in different ways. This may be some sort of insecurity or something, because sometimes if I ask him what I just said, he can repeat it.
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Post by swmom on Jan 31, 2004 6:41:02 GMT -5
The only accurate way to find out if your child has an auditory processing problem is to have him tested by an audiologist. I highly recommend doing this because the audiologist can pin down very specifically what part of the auditory process your child is having trouble with and the severity. Those are very important to know.
This process cost us about $300.
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