![]() ![]() The following is part of the response I received from a specialist in audiology in 2015, regarding Auditory Processing Disorder, addressing my inquiry about my struggles and frustration in learning Hebrew in ulpan (intensive Hebrew-learning class): I didn’t realize that this experience was directly related to the problems I had been having since kindergarten. Unfortunately, at the time I didn’t know I had an actual learning challenge and thought I was simply experiencing age-related deficits. In 2005 I moved to Israel where I enrolled in an Ulpan, a school for teaching adult immigrants Hebrew. *ASD and ADHD may also be present however, CAPD is not caused by either. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)*.Individuals with APD usually have normal structure and function of the outer, middle, and inner ear (peripheral hearing).Ĭentral auditory processing (CAP)- also seen in the literature as auditory processing-is the perceptual processing of auditory information in the central auditory nervous system (CANS) and the neurobiological activity that underlies that processing and gives rise to electrophysiologic auditory potentials (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2005).ĪSHA uses the term Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) to refer to deficits in the neural processing of auditory information in the CANS not due to higher order language or cognition, as demonstrated by poor performance in one or more of the skills listed below* (ASHA, 2005). It is important to understand what an Auditory Processing Disorder is and what it is not.Īuditory processing disorder (APD), rarely known as King-Kopetzky syndrome or auditory disability with normal hearing (ADN), is an umbrella term for a variety of disorders that affect the way the brain processes auditory information. Many who have CAPD but were never diagnosed have developed their own coping strategies and systems and can lead extremely productive lives. Most of these symptoms and behaviors do carry into adulthood. Today there are therapies available to help. If you are a parent of a child presenting with these symptoms, consider CAPD and request a full evaluation of the central auditory nervous system. So when a child (or an adult) presents with similar symptoms as listed above and has a normal or almost-normal audiogram, it is crucial to take the next step. The problem is that many times in children, CAPD can be mistaken for dyslexia, ADHD, or ASD because there are some similarities. Becomes frustrated and may exhibit behavior problemsīack in my school days, no one was keyed into the cluster of symptoms I had.Often looks for visual cues to help “fill in” gaps they miss through oral information.May have problems with receptive language or comprehending abstract information.Tires easily when engaged in listening tasks for extended periods.Difficulty with reading, spelling, math word problems, and vocabulary.Needs more time to process auditory information.Academic performance does not match ability.Trouble understanding in noisy listening environments.Difficulty following multistep directives.The following is a recent partial list from The University of Akron Auditory & Speech Center of some of the common characteristics I exhibited as a child and into adulthood: Unfortunately, it wasn’t until 1996 that there was finally an official paper written about the subject, and an update to that information was published in 2005 by ASHA, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Kopetzky described the presenting symptoms. 16 March 2021.Back in the middle of the last century when I was in grade school, there was no label for what was “wrong” with me (other than “troubled”).
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