![]() Have difficulty knowing where a sound is coming from.Have trouble listening when there is background noise.Look like they are not paying attention.Look at you when you’re speaking, but don't appear to be listening.Fatigue easily during auditory (listening) tasks.Give responses that don’t match the question or conversation.Mishear and therefore misunderstand or misinterpret information.Say, “Huh?” “What?” frequently? Often ask for things to be repeated.Parents and educators can help spot auditory processing disorders by paying close attention to these common educational challenges that may indicate an issue with auditory processing: Weak auditory processing skills not only impact learning and reading, but can also affect clarity of speech, energy, attention, mood, and sense of well-being. So, if we’re not processing that full range of sound frequencies it’s going to impact our behavior.Īn interesting thing about the science of auditory processing is that the ear has neurological connections to nearly every organ and function in the body as well as to the attention, emotional, language, and learning centers in the brain. We need to be processing high frequency sounds in order to feel alert and focused and motivated. High frequencies are energizing to the brain. Mid-range frequencies are the learning sounds. And they get us moving - like bass tones in dance music! They tend to be grounding and regulating. ![]() Low frequencies are what you might think of as body sounds. ![]() The interesting thing about sound frequencies is that different frequencies impact us in different ways. When the brain is not processing the full range of frequencies, the listener may get incomplete and inaccurate information to think with. Good auditory processing skills depend upon being able to take-in and process a very broad range of sound frequencies. In our experience, most students who are underachieving or struggling socially or in school have challenges with auditory, or listening skills. While these factors may increase the risk of auditory processing disorder, not all individuals with these risk factors will develop the condition, and not all individuals with auditory processing disorder will have these risk factors.
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