Auditory Processing Disorder APD

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Auditory Processing Disorder APD

Postby DaveBee » Tue Feb 13, 2018 9:57 am

There was an article in the paper today about Auditory Processing Disorder (APD), which seems like something that would affect language learning in a non-obvious way.
APD can affect people in many different ways. A child with APD may appear to have a hearing impairment, but this isn't usually the case and testing often shows their hearing is normal.

It can affect your ability to:

understand speech – particularly if there's background noise, more than one person speaking, the person is speaking quickly, or the sound quality is poor

distinguish similar sounds from one another – such as "shoulder versus soldier" or "cold versus called"

concentrate when there's background noise – this can lead to difficulty understanding and remembering instructions, as well as difficulty speaking clearly and problems with reading and spelling

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Many people with APD find it becomes less of an issue over time as they develop the skills to deal with it.

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More complex tests are needed to test the ability to hear with different levels of background noise, poor quality speech, people talking with different accents, and people talking quickly.

Specific tests that may be used to help diagnose APD include:

tests to check your ability to hear speech with different levels of background noise
sound pattern recognition tests
tests to detect subtle changes in sound – the results will be compared with those of similar-aged children


EDIT
Video overview of how the brain handles sound.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuHXJU_qCQw

from page below.

http://www.thebsa.org.uk/bsa-groups/group-apdi/
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