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My DH has always struggled through life. He is a smart guy but often doesn't understand verbal directions or doesn't remember them or it takes a few minutes for him to comprehend what someone is saying. He coasted through school (after being held back a few times in grade school) by being a superb athlete. He was tested for all types of learning disabilities but did not qualify as having any. He avoids social situations that are not one on one as he often has a hard time keeping up with conversations. He often cups one ear as if he is trying to hear you even when you are up close and there are no distractions. He relies a lot on body language and context to tell him what people are saying. You can repeat the same sentence a few times with him still not understanding.
My youngest son, turning 4 on Monday, shows a lot of the same tendencies. He is smart (recognizes and names colors, shapes, letters, numbers, etc.) but he often just doesn't "get" what you are saying. He just has a total lack of understanding of what you are saying. Or he might understand but it takes quite a few beats for it to get through. He cannot follow multi step instructions. In public, I often have to use some type of hand sign for him to understand me or get up close and personal and repeat, rephrase, etc. I've been noticing the difference between his comprehension level and other kids his age for about 1 1/2 years but didn't know if it was a phase, or if it was just his personality, etc. I requested a speech eval from the school district (as it really lagged for him) but he tests on the low end of normal and he has really caught up a lot in the last 6 months. His hearing tests fine.
My DH started really seeing the similarities between himself and my son as did I. It is as if there is an intermittent block between their brain and their ears. Sometimes things get through and sometimes they don't. My DH doesn't want my son to suffer academically or socially like he did. As my DS is too young, he decided to start testing himself to see if there was some type of diagnosis that applies and if so, what we can do to support my DS academically. We know it isn't ADD or actual hearing loss or dyslexia and there are no behavioral problems.
Our DO sent DH to an ear Dr. this morning and the ear Dr. says it sounds like Central Auditory Processing Disorder. The ear Dr. is sending him to an audiologist.
I'm investigating this option as a strong possibility but it seems like a catch all phrase. I don't understand who a central accrediting agency is, what the typical testing process is, etc. Is there credible information out there? Does anyone have any other ideas?
Thanks so much for any and all info you might have.
My DH has always struggled through life. He is a smart guy but often doesn't understand verbal directions or doesn't remember them or it takes a few minutes for him to comprehend what someone is saying. He coasted through school (after being held back a few times in grade school) by being a superb athlete. He was tested for all types of learning disabilities but did not qualify as having any. He avoids social situations that are not one on one as he often has a hard time keeping up with conversations. He often cups one ear as if he is trying to hear you even when you are up close and there are no distractions. He relies a lot on body language and context to tell him what people are saying. You can repeat the same sentence a few times with him still not understanding.
My youngest son, turning 4 on Monday, shows a lot of the same tendencies. He is smart (recognizes and names colors, shapes, letters, numbers, etc.) but he often just doesn't "get" what you are saying. He just has a total lack of understanding of what you are saying. Or he might understand but it takes quite a few beats for it to get through. He cannot follow multi step instructions. In public, I often have to use some type of hand sign for him to understand me or get up close and personal and repeat, rephrase, etc. I've been noticing the difference between his comprehension level and other kids his age for about 1 1/2 years but didn't know if it was a phase, or if it was just his personality, etc. I requested a speech eval from the school district (as it really lagged for him) but he tests on the low end of normal and he has really caught up a lot in the last 6 months. His hearing tests fine.
My DH started really seeing the similarities between himself and my son as did I. It is as if there is an intermittent block between their brain and their ears. Sometimes things get through and sometimes they don't. My DH doesn't want my son to suffer academically or socially like he did. As my DS is too young, he decided to start testing himself to see if there was some type of diagnosis that applies and if so, what we can do to support my DS academically. We know it isn't ADD or actual hearing loss or dyslexia and there are no behavioral problems.
Our DO sent DH to an ear Dr. this morning and the ear Dr. says it sounds like Central Auditory Processing Disorder. The ear Dr. is sending him to an audiologist.
I'm investigating this option as a strong possibility but it seems like a catch all phrase. I don't understand who a central accrediting agency is, what the typical testing process is, etc. Is there credible information out there? Does anyone have any other ideas?
Thanks so much for any and all info you might have.