West Coast Auditory Processing Center

09/21/2021

ADHD or APD?

APD can look like some ADHD symptoms, or it can overlap with ADHD. To get the full picture of your kid's diagnosis and treatment needs, you may consider test...

09/16/2021

What is Auditory Processing Disorder? Watch this Ted Talk by Angela Alexander, AuD.

If your auditory system works like a computer, your ears are the hardware and your brain is the software. Even when the ears hear normally, errors in the sof...

09/06/2021

Signs of Auditory Processing Disorder in Adults

• Bothered by background noise when it doesn’t bother others.
• Asking for repetitions more often than would seem necessary.
• Short attention span at home and/or work.
• Mishearing or confusing one word for another.
• Misjudging the intent behind what someone says, i.e., sarcasm, joking, etc.
• Unable to remember multiple step directions.
• Difficulty keeping steps in order.
• Difficulty retelling a story or movie.
• Exhaustion after school or work due to having to focus all day.
• Frustration when listening, particularly to new information or when the signal is not clear.
• Difficulty with fast speech or dialects.
• Difficulty hearing on the phone despite normal hearing.
• Difficulty hearing in meetings or at dinner around a table

09/06/2021

Signs of APD in Children

· Bothered by background noise when it doesn’t bother others.
· Asking for repetitions more often than would seem necessary.
· Short attention span at home and/or school.
· Mishearing or confusing one word for another.
· Misjudging the intent behind what someone says, ie sarcasm, joking, etc.
· Unable to remember multiple step directions.
· Difficulty keeping steps in order.
· Difficulty retelling a story.
· Difficulty with phonics and sound blending.
· Exhaustion after school due to having to focus all day.
· Frustration when listening, particularly to new information or when the signal is not clear.
· Difficulty with fast speech or dialects.

09/06/2021

West Coast Auditory Processing Center is a private audiology practice that specializes in diagnosing and treating auditory processing disorder in adults and children.