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Auditory Processing disorder

What are the symptoms?

Symptoms of APD which cause difficulties to patients include:

Understanding when listening;
Expressing themselves clearly using speech;
Reading;
Understanding spoken messages and/or remembering instructions;
Staying focussed;
Hearing and listening in noisy places.

Many children with APD may have other language-learning difficulties such as:

Dyslexia - difficulties with reading and/or spelling;
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and/or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) - difficulties in concentration or attention;
Speech and Language Impairment - difficulties in the development and/or understanding of speech and language.

Background | How is it diagnosed?

Medical text written September 2004 by the Institute for Hearing Research. Approved September 2004 by Professor D Moore, Director, MRC Institute of Hearing Research, Nottingham, UK.

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