You ask: “Why is my child so exhausted after school every day?” “Does my child have a hearing problem or are they just not listening?” APD affects every aspect of life, not just learning. It can be exhausting, confusing, and constant. Below...
Auditory Processing Impacts Many Aspects of Life Auditory processing disorder (APD) is an umbrella term that describes many different auditory processing problems and difficulties synthesizing auditory information. While most children with learning difficulties are...
And Why Knowing Matters Most of what children do in school—listening to instructions, reading aloud, writing, and engaging in discussions—relies on one foundational skill: language processing. When a child has difficulty processing spoken language, everything becomes...
How Dichotic Listening Skills Impact Attention Dichotic listening is the ability to process different sounds simultaneously presented to each ear. It’s a complex auditory skill that involves both binaural integration (using both ears) and binaural separation...
What APD Sounds Like And Why It Often Goes Undetected You wonder: Do I have auditory processing disorder, or does my child have auditory processing disorder? Here’s what an auditory processing deficit sounds like. It’s not about physical hearing;...
Syntax, Pragmatics, and Semantics Impact Reading, But Not Speech Language – vocabulary, syntax, pragmatics, semantics – is the basis of all learning – listening, understanding, and thinking – requires mastering English. Language processing...