Speech/Language for auditory processing?

As a teacher, I’ve actually seen some kids with auditory processing problems benefit from the same treatments as for attention deficit disorder. Understandably, though, not every parent is comfortable with medication.

Other than that, a speech language pathologist might have something to offer you.

Has he had a full CAPD eval by an audiologist? If not, that would be the place to start.

A good website for CAPD information is http://pages.cthome.net/cbristol/ (includes search engine to find CAPD audiologists in your area).

FastForWord (http://www.scilearn.com) helps reduce auditory decoding deficit (a subtype of CAPD) and tends to improve short-term auditory memory. A speech and language pathologist can help some types of auditory processing (for example, Lindamood Bell LiPS therapy).

Mary

Yes an SLP would be the person to see for Auditory processing issues… You may want to look into an asssitive listening device as well. I use an assisitive listening device myself in college and it helps tremendously with my attention and auditory processing issues.

I was given handouts listing accommodations for capd and add by the speech and language pathologist. Many were very similar like preferential seating, away from doors and windows that kind of stuff. An auditory trainer was suggested as being helpful but my son refuses to anything that is obviously different from any classmate.I have read of a school installing a speaker system in a classroom, it seemed to help all the students.I wouldn’t think it would be that hard to install, aerobic instructors use them.

author: tmr
date: 4/30/01

I use a speaker system in my classroom and it not only has improved auditory processing issues, but also LD students benefit regarding attention issues.