It refers to the ability to analyze and interpret sounds that are heard in a noisy environment. Type 1: Auditory Decoding/DiscriminationĪuditory Decoding/Discrimination is located at the midbrain level. Occupational therapy and speech and language therapy incorporate brain-based interventions that focus on identifying and improving the underlying problem to efficiently improve auditory processing. The types of APD are located in different areas of the brain and require different treatments. There are five types of Auditory Processing Disorders. Based on this knowledge, OTs and SLPs can choose appropriate treatment interventions and make necessary recommendations.
They recognize and understand the multiple types of APD and how those types manifest in different ways. Occupational therapists (OTs) and speech-language pathologists (SLPs) play an important role in helping children with APD. In addition, children with APD may have trouble learning to read or expressing themselves. This presents as difficulty understanding and remembering auditory information. With APD, there is a breakdown in how the information is moving from the receptors through the central nervous system. Successful Treatment Techniques for Auditory Processing Disorders.” Some key takeaways that were provided from this course are summarized below: What is Auditory Processing Disorder?Ĭhildren with Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) display difficulty with processing the information they hear, even though there are no deficits with their auditory receptors (hearing) or structures of the brain. Here at CommuniKids, our occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists had the pleasure of taking a thirteen-hour course provided by Julia Harper, Ph.D., M.S., OTR/L, and Aimee Levin Weiner, Au.D called “Treating APD.
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