auditory processing problem..? so i have an ed psych report, and more investigations need to be made, but I'm wondering if asking on here might illuminate the subject for me a little

[ruffletheanimal]

coz i haven't the first idea what anything much in the report actually means, nor about dyslexia/specific learning somethingorothers/anything!

hes 8

the report seems to suggest he's a bit fick really but he doesn't really seem it to me, but what do i know?

[countydurhamlass]

my ds has auditory processing problems. basically what you say to him doesnt always "reach his brain" for it to stay in. visual aids help alot. if i say to my ds " do you want eggs, sausages, chicken or burgers for tea" he tends to process certain word such as only the burgers" so that's what he will say regardless of whether he likes it, just because its the only thing that he has processded and remembered. now if i showed him a picture of each and said what do you want then he might say chicken because he has processed all the pictures, remembered them and picked the one he likes.

long tasks and sentences have to be broken down into smaller ones.

it means we have to find other ways of getting information into his brain other than telling him so that it can stay in there. the information doesnt go the same route to his brain that ours does, i imagine it as a long car journey where the information is a car full of a family on a road trip, they have to stop several times and get lost a couple of times and have to change route but in the end they make it.

(this is the very basic way i can put it and obviously there is a lot more to it)

[RandomMess]

My dd had auditory processing problems, I ended up paying privately for her to have johansen sound therapy - and it worked

www.johansenias.com/R_single_case_helsinki.aspx

[ruffletheanimal]

thank you countydurhamlass, i appreciate you taking the time to explain.
still not sure i can relate any of that to my own ds but we'll see.
we're going to go back to the EP and ask questions and for an update if relevant, and we are also going to see an OT (recommended by the EP but I'm not sure if its worth doing that yet, given the rest of the investigating we ought to do - namely, a proper hearing test and some allergy testing in case its as simple as him having hay fever all the time, not sleeping properly, his head feeling bunged up and explodey all the time...

randommess - thats an interesting link... i can't see costs anywhere on the website, if you don't mind it would be helpful to get a ball park for how much that costs? i don't mind if you would rather not say.

his EP report has some graphs with scores and percentiles etc on for various indexes and concepts... his general ability and verbal comprehension show as 'average', his full scale IQ and perceptual reasoning are 'low average' and working memory and processing speed are 'below average'
and then theres all these 'core scales'...
but i don't know what any of it means

[RandomMess]

I think it £120 per session (ie test/retest and then a customised cd that was sent to the house) we only needed to go 6 times as dd was only 4 which is very very young to be diagnosed and treated and therefore it seemed to work incredibly quickly.

[dolfrog]

ruffletheanimal

Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) can only be diagnosed by an audiologist. Currently a GP referral Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) is the best option.
APD is a listening disability or having problems processing all that you hear, and usually has a genetic origin, although some children can acquire APD via severe ear infections such as Otitis Media with Effusion (Glue Ear) There is no cure so it is a life long disability.
Most who have APD have problem following conversations, multiple verbal instructions, and are not able to use phonic based education.
There is more information at
Auditory Processing Disorder in the UK (APDUK) web site
CiteULike Group: Audiology and Auditory Processing Disorder - library 437 articles
The new Diigo Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) links group
and My UK APD links collection

I hope this helps