by Bonnie Landau | Nov 30, 2017 | Auditory Processing, Blog, Learning Disability
Audiologists have not determined exactly what causes auditory processing disorder (APD), although there has been some consensus that there are two primary types: Acquired APD: The child was born with normal auditory function, but at some point the hearing system was...
by Bonnie Landau | Nov 18, 2017 | Auditory Processing, Blog
Auditory processing disorder (APD) is one of the lesser known disabilities, but more and more it is being identified as the root cause of learning challenges. The most common type of APD is difficulty understanding language in the presence of competing sounds. There...
by Bonnie Landau | Apr 28, 2017 | Attention Problems, Auditory Processing
Q: My daughter is in 7th grade and she has a habit that is really causing problems socially. When doing independent work in class, she constantly hums. She also does this when doing her homework at home. She’s done this for as long as we can remember, but now in...
by Bonnie Landau | Dec 11, 2016 | Assessments, Autism, Neuroplasticity
Q: My 4 year old daughter’s pediatrician noted some developmental delays and referred us to a psychologist for a full assessment. She had 14 ear infections form 6 months to 3 years of age, and our family has a history of auditory processing disorder (APD) and I...
by Steve Weed | Feb 28, 2016 | Auditory Processing, Blog
Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) is not an issue of poor hearing, but an issue with how the brain interprets the nerve signals from the ear. APD challenges are most often seen with spoken speech since the differences between speech pronunciation can be subtle and...
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