OT diagnosing "auditory processing issues"?
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Anonymous
| I have an auditory processing disorder. It typically isn't diagnosed until 7 by an audiologist. I have notice incredible scope creep these days with OTs not sure what is driving this. Call an audiologist. Also, I was not speech delayed as a child. |
Anonymous
Money - they are on billable hours so it is in their interest to find something to treat. |
Anonymous
I'd read up on some signs of APD: https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/auditory-processing-disorder/auditory-processing-disorder-what-youre-seeing More than likely if your kid matches some of these traits, it might be just developmentally where he is, or could be related to receptive speech delays, processing delays, ADHD, executive functioning issues. If you've already been assessed by a developmental pediatrician they've probably flagged some of these areas. I think APD is out of the DSM now, and you'll get diagnoses under disorder of written expression, disorder of specific learning disorder, language impairment, or specific language impairment: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1835883-workup http://psychcentral.com/disorders/specific-learning-disorder/ http://www.dsm5.org/Documents/changes%20from%20dsm-iv-tr%20to%20dsm-5.pdf http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/pages/specific-language-impairment.aspx In terms of therapy, it really depends on what the diagnosis is. |
Anonymous
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Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAP-D) cannot be diagnosed formally until age 8.
Testing can begin at 7 http://www.audiologyonline.com/ask-the-experts/capd-apd-age-restrictions-716 |