As a NeuroCognitive Specialist, I have come to realize many of the common characteristics we attribute to ADHD, ADD, and nonspecific learning disabilities are frequently exacerbated by Auditory Processing concerns. Although most of these disorders interface with one another and share many common elements it is important to determine whether the attention difficulties are particularly associated with cognitive, auditory or visual processing deficits. (read more...)

Four Major Central Auditory Processing Areas

Auditory Discrimination

Perceiving the specific individual phonemes that makes up a word

Auditory Reception

The process of understanding verbal information given in a fast, consistent method, such as in a lecture.

Auditory Association

The ability to use new information and pair it to pertinent past information.

Auditory Sequential Memory

The ability to retain 6-8 digits and recall them immediately after the presentation of the material.