The APD Controversy Explained
Is APD a thing? Auditory Processing DIsorder (APD) is an impairment in auditory perception that can be the underlying cause of many learning problems, including specific reading and language disabilities. Gemm Learning uses Fast ForWord software to treat learning and...
Improving Auditory Processing Helped Benjamin In and Out of the Classroom
Determining Benjamin's Needs Benjamin really didn’t like spelling. During home school lessons with his mother, he often became frustrated and mixed up vowel sounds. They tried a few different programs, working at a kindergarten level, though he was in second grade....
Learning is Not Fixed, Progress Is Possible
Never Give Up - 4 Student Stories "You are your child's best advocate. Whether you try Gemm Learning or another intervention, never give up on your child's potential. Progress is possible if you find the right pathway." I recently spoke with the parent of a special...
An Auditory Processing Disorder Diagnosis Explained
A Deep Dive into APD Having an auditory processing disorder diagnosis for your child does not always mean it’s a straight path ahead. Pay attention to the category and sub-type of APD because treatment will vary. If you found this page on APD subtypes helpful, this...
About Dichotic Listening And Why It Matters
How to detect a selective attention difficulty related to APD …if you focus on the underlying skills needed to process speech when it’s spoken in a noisy environment, you’re on the right track. What parents sometimes call selective hearing, is oftentimes selective...
Partner With Teachers to Help Your APD Child
8 Ways to Support your APD Child at School So, your child has just been diagnosed with (central) auditory processing disorder diagnosis. We’ll call it APD for short. As the parent of an APD child, your journey will be a lot smoother if you actively partner with their...
Learning Delays in 2nd Grade – A Mother’s Letter
My Dear Son, Your diagnosis of learning and processing delays in 2nd grade was scary for me. You were only 7 years old. I did my very best to hide my fears from you, but I know you sensed something was up. And you were right. I was afraid for your future because...
Growing Up With Auditory Processing Disorder – Deli’s Story
by Deli Marden I hear everything at what seems like the same volume but can rarely figure out which direction sounds are coming from. At times, though, I don’t hear anything, at all. This is my story of growing up with APD, Auditory Processing Disorder. When I was 8...
Learning Disabilities 101: Deciphering the Code
An Introduction to The Most Common Learning Disabilities Parents are bombarded with mixed messages about the causes and treatment of common learning disabilities. A quick read of any learning disabilities group on Facebook will support this statement. This post aims...
What A Child with APD Hears and Sees … All Day Long
Warning, For Parents This Is A Hard Listen Does your child have an APD diagnosis? And if so, have you ever wondered what your child’s day is like? This article gives you a couple of ways to get a true sense of how an APD brain works, especially when it struggles to...