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Post by Rainbow on Mar 13, 2005 16:57:15 GMT -5
Do any of you have children that have been diagnosed with this in Middle School??
I've just gotten done talking to a friend who is a speech pathologist, and she said to just get the doctor's referral and then she'll schedule it.
Let me know.
Rainbow
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Cheryl
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Post by Cheryl on Mar 22, 2005 22:02:57 GMT -5
My son was diagnosed with a central auditory processing disorder before 6th grade. In school, it shows up with symptoms very similar to ADD and I think it can be difficult to separate the diagnosis if the child doesn't have the hyper component. However, there are very specific tests that are done to show exactly how the brain is slow to process info even though the child's hearing is fine. (Must be tiring to always be a few moments behind)! I have found some good sites on it if you search the Web for "CAPD". We did some modifications in the classroom like always being in the front row, getting copies of notes if the teacher talks too fast for them to keep up, etc. The best thing is to go early for a conference and let the teachers know what is going on - it really helped in getting the teachers to understand that my son wasn't just not listening and that he had a problem with processing. Let us know how it is going!
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Post by newshound on Sept 12, 2005 21:33:50 GMT -5
What about an FM receiver in school. Teacher and student wears it, and it blocks out distractive noise. We're putting that in our IEP. Also suggested, some kind of typing software and software that reads for you. Anyone have any experience with this?
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SKay
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Post by SKay on Sept 19, 2005 14:03:49 GMT -5
I'm sorry I missed this thread until now. I don't have any help to offer, but I am interested in what others say because my son is scheduled for testing next week. He is in 3rd grade. At his annual checkup in June the dr was going to do a hearing test. He told DS to raise his finger when he heard a beep and put it down when the beep stopped. Then he said "Let's practice." Poor kid didn't know what to do. That's when the doc suspected something was wrong--an 8 year old should be able to understand those instructions.
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