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It’s a good idea to first see your GP or paediatrician for advice if you’ve noticed any of the signs or symptoms of APD, or if your child’s teacher has noticed your child is having trouble listening at school. Diagnosis and assessment of auditory processing disorderĪuditory processing disorder (APD) is usually diagnosed once children start school. This means that problems with learning, listening and communication, reading and writing can be signs of APD.

remembering to say the beginning or end sounds of words when they’re reading.

telling the difference between letters that sound similar, like ‘k’ and ‘g’, or ‘t’ and ‘d’.

staying focused – for example, they might be easily distracted.

listening and hearing, especially if there’s a lot of background noise and distractions.

If a child has auditory processing disorder (APD), you might notice that they have difficulties with:

Signs and symptoms of auditory processing disorder It’s estimated that APD affects around 2-5% of school-age children.ĪPD is also called central auditory processing disorder (CAPD). That’s because the difficulties it causes can look like the signs of deafness or hearing loss, intellectual disability, a language problem, a learning difficulty, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). As a result, APD c an affect children’s learning, language and reading.ĪPD can be hard to diagnose. And this means it can be hard for children with APD to listen properly when there’s background noise or the sound is muffled. These difficulties make it hard for children with APD to work out what a sound is, where the sound came from and when the sound happened. They might also be unusually sensitive to sounds. Children with APD might have normal hearing, but have difficulty recognising and interpreting the sounds they hear. Auditory processing disorder (APD) is a problem with the way your hearing and brain work together to understand sound.