Auditory Processing Disorder

[Anonymous]

Hi PP - this is 12:12.
I don't believe that stixrud has an SLP program, so I will look in to Lab for that. Heck, it's just money - right?

thanks for the reminder that Lab has an SLP program

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hi PP - this is 12:12.
I don't believe that stixrud has an SLP program, so I will look in to Lab for that. Heck, it's just money - right?

thanks for the reminder that Lab has an SLP program

This is 11:17, no I do not think Stixrud does have an SLP program but they do have tutors - and they also suggested a reading tutor may help. We got our neuropsych testing done with Stixrud and they were the one that identified that there was a problem before school even started and DC got behind.

[Anonymous]

I have an auditory processing disorder.

My personal opinion is that he'll be fine in a regular classroom as long as he has accomodations. What helped me greatly was not being required to take notes. I really needed to focus my attention on listening to what the teacher was teaching. If I tried to write while listening I would miss a great deal of instruciton and my notes ended up being incredibly unhelpful anyways.

If your child has a trusted friend who will allow you to make copies of the class notes that would help (with the schools permission). Of course they would need to be a good note taker themselves. Don't allow just any child to be your child's designated note taker though. They could be resentful or say hurtful things which is what happened to me. Using a recording device could be helpful too.

As an adult I do just fine in most instances and have a very successful, well paying career. I still can't take notes worth anything. I have trouble listening in noisy situations. I go into panic mode if someone calls me with a very thick accent because I literally can't understand. It's very embarassing. I find myself making excuses to have someone else call them back. I've gotten pretty good at this though....probably in the same way that an illiterate person can get by unnoticed.

[Anonymous]

pp, very interesting - thank you for your post - it is interesting to hear about this from an adult. did you know you had this as a child?

[Anonymous]

Thanks 13:01 - so great to have an adult with first-hand experience share where they were as children, and how successful they are as adults!

gives us all hope.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:pp, very interesting - thank you for your post - it is interesting to hear about this from an adult. did you know you had this as a child?

Not specifically....

I knew I had learning disabilities and I knew that it did not mean I wasn't intelligent. I learned the exact diagnosis as an adult by reading through my paperwork that my mother carefully kept. There were many evaluations and recommendations from educators and therapists. Sadly my mother died of cancer when I was a young adult and I found this paperwork while helping to clear out her old things. My point is that I never really discussed this with her as an adult so I only have my memories as my perspective. It's really interesting as an adult now that I've researched these things and learned so much. It explains a lot.

Please feel free to ask more questions if you'd like.

[Anonymous]

PP - What accomodations, if any, were made for you while in school?

Did you attend college?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP - What accomodations, if any, were made for you while in school?

Did you attend college?

I should point out that I also was dyslexic and had ADD Inattentive subtype.....

I was pulled out for speech therapy somewhere around the 2nd grade. I still remember my therapist's name...Ms. Scarcella. Quite a cruel joke on a child that couldn't pronounce s, r, or l properly...LOL!

I was allowed untimed testing and was either given summary notes from the teachers or allowed to copy friends notes. Actually, looking back on it, it may have helped that they had me hand copy the notes as a way to help digest the material.

I was briefly in a special ed class in the 3rd grade to get caught up with reading skills. I was back in mainstream for 4th and beyond.

My mother hired a private tutor on and off depending on how I was doing at any given time.

By highschool I had given up most accomodations and was actually in a few honors classes and did quite well. The note taking and organizational skills were still problematic. There were many times that I can remember that I was given "second chances" to catch up on missed assignments. I wasn't good with homework.

I did not go to college. In some ways I regret it. However, honestly I make as much or more than most of my college educated friends but without the loans to pay off. And, our social circle consists of a few doctors, engineers, and MBAs. I think people with learning disabilities have a creative advantage and can really excel in life without taking a traditional path.

I didn't have a great experience in school. But I think that's to be expected when you have a unique mind that doesn't fit the norm. Most schools are designed to serve typical children so there will be issues trying to put a square peg in a round hole.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is 12:12

The testing was informative, but sadly DC is not "1/5 standard deviations from the mean" and does not qualify for school services.

To this PP -- are you in MoCo? Is this a MoCo standard -- "1/5 standard deviations from the mean"? What does that mean practically speaking? Does it mean that a child has to perform 1/5 standard deviation below the mean to get services? What if you can show that a child is performing well below a WISC or WIPPSI level that is far above the mean?

I tried to get our DS an IEP and failed miserably. We now have additional testing data (that I had to pay for privately because at the IEP meeting, when I asked orally for testing, the women kept saying "well, what you describe is within the developmental norms'), but I am very worried about getting shot down again. Additional testing says 99%ile IQ, dyspraxia and expressive/receptive language disorders diagnosed w/ recommendation for Speech/language therapy, and questions raised about attention issues and recommendation for testing in that area.

I have tried to do research, but it is very hard for me to identify what I have to show in order to get services. I understand that I have to show a diagnosis of disability and that it has a certain kind of impact in learning, but how to do the latter eludes me.

Any help/advice/experience in this regard greatly appreciated.

[Anonymous]

rleedc wrote:Thank you for your response. He hasn't had a "full evaluation" just an auditory evaluation so far. We've had issues with DCPS evaluating him appropriately for speech and language. We will likely get eveluations done independently (like auditory tests). Do you have any guidance you can offer? We can discuss offline if you want, [e-mail]. Thanks.

We had testing done for auditory processing at Kennedy Krieger. Unlike Stixrud I believe it was covered by insurance (BC/BS).