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Auditory Processing Disorders
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By NCLD-Editorial Staff
Published: March 06 2009
There are several different ways the brain processes auditory information. If there is a weakness in a particular kind of auditory processing, it may be observed through specific types of behavior.

Below is an explanation of the different types of auditory processing. Each category also includes possible difficulties that can occur if there is a weakness in that area, and possible strategies that may help overcome the difficulties.

Be aware that weakness can occur in one or more category at the same time.

It is important to note that many people without any kind of auditory processing disorder experience problems with learning and behavior from time to time. However, if a person consistently displays difficulties with these tasks over time, testing for auditory processing disorders by trained professionals should be considered.

 

Auditory Discrimination

 

The Skill — The ability to notice, compare and distinguish the distinct and separate sounds in words. This skill is vital for reading.

 

Difficulties you observe

 

  • Learning to read
  • Distinguishing difference between similar sounds. Example: Seventy and seventeen
  • Understanding spoken language, following directions and remembering details
  • Seems to hear but not listen

 

Types of Helpful Strategies

 

  • Practice rhyming, segmenting words into syllables, segmenting compound words, sound-blending and using similar sounding words (like obvious/oblivious).
  • Talk to student at a slow pace.
  • Give student one task at a time.

 

Auditory Figure-Ground Discrimination

 

The Skill — The ability to pick out important sounds from a noisy background.

 

Difficulties you observe

 

  • Distinguishing meaningful sounds from background noise
  • Staying focused on auditory information being given. Example: following verbal directions

 

Types of Helpful Strategies

 

  • Provide seating near audio source. Example: front of the class or near a video monitor
  • Eliminate unnecessary background noise during tasks. Example: TV, stereo, outdoor noise

 

Auditory Memory

 

The Skill — There are two kinds of auditory memory

 

  • Long-term auditory memory is the ability to remember something heard some time ago
  • Short-term auditory memory is the ability to recall something heard very recently

 

Difficulties you observe

 

  • Remembering people's names
  • Memorizing telephone numbers
  • Following multi-step directions
  • Recalling stories or songs

 

Types of Helpful Strategies

 

  • Offer written material to accompany lectures.
  • Strengthen note-taking skills.
  • Provide visual cues to differentiate information-for example, using different colored chalks to emphasize the most important material on the board or hand signals when moving on to another topic.

 

Auditory Sequencing

 

The Skill — The ability to understand and recall the order of words.

 

Difficulties you observe

 

  • Confusing multi-digit numbers, such as 74 and 47
  • Confusing lists and other types of sequences 
  • Remembering the correct order of a series of instructions

 

Types of Helpful Strategies

 

  • Provide written materials to accompany verbal instruction.
  • Use images or gestures to reinforce understanding and memory of a sequence or list.

 
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