Understanding the condition, the way it’s defined and the way it manifests may be helpful-particularly when a child also has a neurodevelopmental condition with symptoms overlapping with those associated with auditory processing disorder (APD). With a brain wired differently, it probably makes sense that auditory processing may be atypical.Įven when parents are familiar with auditory processing disorders, the condition is difficult to distinguish from other hearing and speech-language disorders. They need to be, as research tells us almost all kids (more than 90%) on the spectrum display atypical sensory behaviors (Chang et al., 2014). Parents with autistic children are often experts when it comes to sensory processing disorders. Or in the words of a mother whose child struggles with auditory processing: “She doesn’t have a hearing problem, but she seems unsure of what she’s supposed to do with what she hears.” That is until your child, who can hear perfectly, seems unable to listen. The involvement of the brain and nervous system in the process of hearing, and interpretation of sounds, receives a lot less attention. We tend to think of hearing in a simplistic way focusing mostly on the ears. Auditory processing disorder is a complicated condition courting controversy like most other sensory processing disorders.
When kids on the spectrum struggle with listening, especially the processing and comprehension of sound, parents may wonder if it’s a characteristic of autism or an issue with auditory processing. By Yolande Loftus, BA, LLB of ( article republished with permission)
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