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Auditory Processing DisorderAuditory Processing Disorder (APD), {Previously known as Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD)}, is not a hearing impairment, but random inability to process what you hear. The most comprehensive definition of Auditory Processing Disorder has recently been provided by the UK Medical Research Council's Institute of Hearing Research. In a pamphlet entitled Auditory Processing Disorder (APD). This covers the genetic causes and the acquired causes such as severe ear infections and severe head injuries. Aspects of auditory processing which may be affected by CAPD include auditory discrimination, the ability to distinguish between similar sounds or words; auditory figure-ground, the ability to distinguish relevant speech from background noise; and auditory memory, the ability to recall what was heard. APD is recognised a major cause of dyslexia. As APD is one of the more difficult information processing disorders to detect and diagnose it has previously been miss diagnosed as ADD, ADHD, Aspergers and even Autism. APD shares common symptoms in areas of overlap that may professionals who were not aware of APD would diagnose the disabilities that they were aware of. Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) is the INVISIBLE Disability, which randomly prevents the sufferers from processing auditory (verbal) information. Many APDs have A1 hearing. When APD's have a processing failure, they do not process what is being said to them. They may be able to repeat the words back word for word, but the meaning of the message is lost, not processed. Simply repeating the instruction is of no use if an APD is not processing. Neither will increasing the volume help. APD's have an Auditory (verbal) Processing Disorder, and text is only verbal code, and so the Auditory Processing Disorder is extended into reading and writing as this Auditory code. As a result APD has been recognised as one of the major causes of Dyslexia. There are also many other hidden implications, which are not always apparent even to the sufferer. For example because APDs are used to guessing to fill in the processing gaps, they may not even be aware that they have misunderstood something In many instances APD comes as part of an Invisible Disability package, and in some instances the other disability may mask the APD. This multiple disability scenario indicates that a transdiscipline approach to research, diagnosis, and treatment is of the utmost importance. Especially as APD can mimic many of the other Invisible Disabilities. What it is like to have ADP Persons with this condition often have trouble paying attention to and remembering information presented orally, have problems carrying out multi step directions given orally, have poor listening skills, and need more time to process information. It appears to others as a problem with listening. A child with APD may be accused of not listening. One adult, who has had the disorder since child, writes "My hearing is fine, but what I hear is often garbled initially by my brain. Shortly later, I often figure it out. In conversation, about the same time I say "huh?", I figure out what is was that I just heard. Like the three-legged dog, I am told that my visual skills in compensation are much stronger than normal. "My bottom line is: I do better with what I see than what I hear." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Vaoverland#Auditory_processing_disorder Coping skills and work-arounds Adults who discover diabilities such as APD late in life have provided some insight into coping skills they have found helpful. These include: - 1. Get directions and instructions in writing.
- 2. Take notes when information comes from others orally.
- 3. Watch people's faces when attempting to listen.
- 4. Use closed captioning while watching television.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Vaoverland#Coping_skills_and_work-arounds_2 External links
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