Central Auditory Processing Disorder

flourishing

Thankyou cliochannel, I can get that from our local bookshop. Their website says it's on their best seller list LOL so it must be good.

I'll go down tomorrow and order it. Again, thankyou so much for replying

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lauraclare

Hi flourishing,
I am also in Perth and it was amazing to read your post as The same thing has occured to us. My 5 yr old son was diagnosed with CAPD this week. We are still in the dark about it really so I was wondering if you have found anyone or anything that has helped your son. My son attends pre primary in language Develpoment Centre as he has dyspraxia. Anyway I hope that all is going well for you and your son.

flourishing

Hi lauraclare

Wow another sandgroper

I'm still researching ways to help our son. We have heard of the Fast Forword program but children can't start that until they are 6 years old and it costs $1700 for 8 weeks

We have quite a few books that we work from that you can get from Kmart, Target, Toys R Us and bookshops (Angus & Robertson, etc). Some of the books we have a KinderGarten Scholar, Mazes and Preschool Scholar which are all from the School Zone Publishing Company. Also Gold Stars books and some books we got given by a friends sister (a pre-primary teacher).

These are fun books that encourage number counting, exploration, critical thinking, hands on learning, letter sounds, perceptual skills, hand-eye co ordination, fine motor skills, problems solving, maths and more.

We also use activities we learnt during Speech and Occupational therapy. I have been told that Wooldridges (the school stationery suppliers) have a good range of activity books for children with learning difficulties but I haven't made it over to their Osborne Park office yet.

We do outside activities too (like playing on the trampoline, scooter, bike, etc) so our son uses and hones his skills and doesn't realise he is learning. All these seem to help our son and he enjoys doing the activities - whether they be inside or outside.

We have had to alter the way we give instructions to our son and make sure he understands and hears all that we say correctly. I think we on the right track, but we are still feeling around in the dark and hoping for the best. I have ordered the book "When the Brain Can't Hear" that cliochannel recommended and am waiting to receive it.

We haven't found anyone that is willing to help us properly yet, I've been searching and will continue my quest

Have you found anything helpful to your son yet?

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monkey3

Hello everyone down under - all of my family - except me live in Sydney, it has now been discovered that my 6.5 year old nephew has a severe form of dyslexia in addition to central auditory processing problems. Are there any state funded programs that any one knows of? Where should my sister begin researching? He currently has a therapist which does OT and helps with the dyslexia for 1 hour a week I dont believe 1 hour could help anyone if his condition is that severe. Please let me know if you have time websites or books to read or where to even begin. I would hate to see this bright, loving little boy not reach his full potential due to lack of help and low self asteem issues which have already surfaced. The poor little thing knows he cant read and already feels different and isolated - we all know where that can lead, drugs etc. Please help us. My sister and her husband have 2 other children a 1 year old and a 3 year old, needless to say no extra cash for private therapy.

Thanks.

minkymandy

Hi Everyone,

I realize this is several months later, but had to tell you about something I came across. My son, who is 8 1/2 now, was diagnosed with "speech dyspraxia" by a paediatric neurologist at age 3 because he didn't speak at all. I had an older son who spoke very early so I knew there was something wrong. He has gone to speech pathology, special education unit at Miami Primary school on the Gold Coast and I put him in a "normal" school because I thought he was over it. He is in year 3 and having problems with focus, handwriting, spelling and his social interaction isn't at the level it should be. We are seeing that he has CAPD and I have researched on the Internet a program called "The Listening Program"...search it out...we are buying it today and hopefully this will help "cure" the problem (as he isn't severe). We are buying it from the USA for around $1200...but to me, it's worth it if it can cure him rather than just treat the symptoms.

All the best!

seeking tao

my son was undaignosed,is now 21,, and has huge issues,
in canada, we got the diagnosis, of Xpressive /Receptive LD..this sound similar.
i am very happy to know it is being caught early, as my understanding, is that when found early,, great things happen.
i now have a very frustrated young man, mad at world, and highly charged with shame, and down on himself all the time,

i am pleased to know we have come a long way.
my son communicated s best by writing stuff down, instead of saying it, as his memory retirval , do to auditory issues,, not so good,

be ccreative,
nessecity is the mother of invention!!

good luck
peace Dea