WHAT IS AUDITORY PROCESSING DISORDER OR CAPD (Central Auditory Processing Disorder)?
by Becca Lynn; parent of ASD child, CAPD sufferer * AUDITORY PROCESSING – is the ability to listen, comprehend, and respond to information that we hear through our auditory channels. This includes the detection of sound by the external ear and the transmission of sound through the auditory pathways to the brain. It is important when trying to determine if a child/or adult has an Auditory Processing Disorder, to understand that there is a difference between the capacity to “hear sounds and speech,” and the capacity to actually process what is heard. A CHILD CAN RECEIVE A PERFECTLY NORMAL SCORE ON A CONVENTIONAL HEARING TEST AND STILL HAVE A SEVERE AUDITORY PROCESSING DISORDER! * Auditory Processing Disorders are an often-overlooked factor by Professionals. It is only very recently that it has started to become more widely known. I myself have only recently learned that I possessed Auditory Processing Disorders. I have had this disorder my entire life and assumed that other people were j
