Processing Deficits
Processing deficits are problems with the processes of recognizing and interpreting information taken in through the senses. The two most common areas of processing difficulty associated with learning disabilities are visual and auditory perception. Information offered here covers these two types of processing deficits, their educational implications, ideas for intervention, and what to do if there is a suspected problem.
There are 15 articles in this section.
Dyslexia and Driving an Automobile
The story of Tom, a man with dyslexia who learned to drive is used to illustrate difficulties in learning to drive and how they can be overcome.
Understanding Auditory Processing Disorders in Children
This article, from the American Speech and Hearing Association, distinguishes auditory processing disorder from other disorders. Symptoms and treatment are described. An explanation is provided of the role of the multidisciplinary team and the role of the audiologist, which is the only profession that can legitimately diagnose auditory processing disorders.
Auditory Processing Disorder in Children
Children with auditory processing disorder (APD) often do not recognized the subtle differences between sounds in words because a dysfunction makes it difficult for the brain to interpret the information. The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders presents basic information on symptoms, diagnosis, and current research of APD.
Trastornos del Procesamiento Auditivo en los Niños: ¿Qué Significa?
El procesamiento auditivo es el término usado para describir lo que sucede cuando el cerebro reconoce e interpreta los sonidos a su alrededor. Los seres humanos oyen cuando la energía, que reconocemos como sonido, se desplaza a través del oído y se transforma en información eléctrica que puede ser interpretada por el cerebro. El término "desorden" en el desorden del procesamiento auditivo (APD, por su sigla en inglés) significa que algo está perjudicando el procesamiento o la interpretación de la información.
Basic Principles of APD Management: Thinking Outside the Box
Environmental Modification of APD at Home
Basic Principles of APD Management: All the World's a Stage: Environmental Modification at School
Auditory Processing Disorders and Dyslexia
Children with dyslexia are often referred to the audiologist to be evaluated for auditory processing disorder (APD). The relationship between dyslexia and APD is can be confusing, and this article helps professionals untangle the symptoms of the different difficulties.
Auditory Processing Descriptive Teaching Group
Visual and Auditory Processing Disorders
Understanding Processing Deficits
Expressive language, visual memory--these and a dozen other difficulties are processing deficits. These affect how people understand information from other people. To help your students, learn about processing deficits and the strategies that will help each one.
Uses and Misuses of Processing Tests
Central Auditory Processing Disorder: When is Evaluation Referral Indicated?
Living and Working with a Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD)
