Little-Known Disorder Can Take a Toll on Learning.

[elleng]

Parents and teachers often tell children to pay attention — to be a “good listener.” But what if your child’s brain doesn’t know how to listen?

That’s the challenge for children with auditory processing disorder, a poorly understood syndrome that interferes with the brain’s ability to recognize and interpret sounds. It’s been estimated that 2 to 5 percent of children have the disorder, said Gail D. Chermak, an expert on speech and hearing sciences at Washington State University, and it’s likely that many cases have gone undiagnosed or misdiagnosed.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/26/little-known-disorder-can-take-a-toll-on-learning/?src=me&ref=health

[derby378]

1. Sounds like dyslexia for the ears

Somehow, I'm not too surprised by this.

[murielm99]

2. A friend of mine has a son with this.

He was a sweet kid who flunked everything in school. He seemed to live in his own world, but he was not autistic. She spent tons of money on testing.

When she found out he had APD, she had such a hard time getting the help he needed, she went back to school and became a speech and language pathologist.

Her son managed to finish school and learned to live in this world. He is married now, and he works for his brother. His brother owns a business in our town, a car repair business that is highly regarded by people in all the communities around us. They have more business than they know what to do with.