• Central Auditory Processing Evaluation

Selected Publications and Presentations Medwetsky, L. (April, 2015). The Spoken-Language Processing Approach: Broadening our Conceptualization of Central Auditory Processing. Presentation at the Maryland Academy of Audiology, Linthecum, MD. Medwetsky, L. (November 2014). Disentangling Central Auditory Processing Test Findings: A Road to Greater Clarity. When kids are listening, but not taking in information. Auditory Sequencing: This is the ability to understand and recall the order of sounds.A child with weakness in auditory sequencing will mix up numbers with the same digits in different order (84 and 48) and may switch the sequence of sounds in a word ( ephelant instead of elephant ). Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) in Children and Adults: Part 2. A Team Approach to Management Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) in Children and Adults: Part 2. A Team Approach to Management qIntroduction qCounseling & Advocacy qFM technology qComputer-based auditory training qDirect auditory remediation qLanguage-based options.

Central Auditory Processing Evaluation

Treatments for auditory processing disorder may include modifying the environment to reduce or eliminate certain sounds, teaching skills to compensate for the disorder, and working with an audiologist to improve the auditory deficit itself. In some cases, a patient may use an electronic device to aid in listening as well.APD can be treated from childhood through adolescence – when the auditory pathways stop developing – and even later, though experts agree that the earlier the diagnosis and treatment, the better.A combination of professional, school, and home therapies with a speech pathologist is most effective.

There is not one magical, cure-all method to relieve symptoms. Treating APD with TherapyCompensatory strategy approaches help people with APD take responsibility for listening success and failure with active listening and problem-solving techniques.

These can include strategies as simple as teaching students to ask for clarification or repetition of instructions.Speech therapy can improve reading and language comprehension. People with APD have difficulty differentiating sounds. They may mishear, or mis-say ‘that’ for ‘cat,’ or ‘dead’ for ‘bed,’ for example.

Working with a trained therapist can improve their ability to make and understand these sounds.