In this video, Karen describes how children with speech, language and social communication difficulties often have underlying auditory processing difficulties.
When children are processing auditory information correctly they will tend to have good listening, can process all sounds easily,
can discriminate ie tell the difference between sounds so that we can speak clearly and discrimination also lays the foundation for good reading and they can understand/comprehend language with ease.
However when a child has auditory processing difficulties, they will find it hard to follow instructions and understanding language in general.
They will have poor comprehension of what is being said. Children who have difficulties with the auditory sense may experience some of the following:
– is startled or distressed by loud noises
– covers ears with hands in response to certain sounds/noises
– dislikes low frequency sounds eg hairdryer, hand-dryer and food mixers
– finds it difficult to work with background noise
– appears to not hear what you say
– has difficulty paying attention
– have poor comprehension/understanding of language
Karen gives lots of good tips and talks about the best approaches to help children with auditory processing difficulties reach their potential.
