Your son or daughter could be very bright, but when it comes to reading orally your child may struggle to sound out new words or when writing misspells many words. This will cause lower grades. This scenario is very typical for a child that is affected with central auditory processing disorder; a learning disorder where the brain isn't properly processing auditory information.



A person affected by Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) can often have nearly perfect hearing, but because their brain poorly processes what they hear, a learning disability results. We learn by processing audible sounds that are around us each and every day.

CAPD can be the result of a variety of causes including head trauma, lead poisoning, chronic ear infections, brain development issues, or other unknown causes. No matter what the initial cause, as with the majority of other underlying learning skill deficiencies, auditory processing skills can be improved in most cases. Due the importance of this skill to reading, spelling and writing it is important to get your child tested for CAPD. There are learning training centers that can assist with the testing of CAPD, and they can provide the necessary program that can assist your child in overcoming Central Auditory Processing Disorder.

Symptoms of CAPD are not hard to identify. These symptoms include leaving off beginning or ending sounds of spoken words, reading difficulty, trouble spelling and writing, mispronunciation of long, unfamiliar words, and poor vocabulary. If any of these conditions are present make sure you get your child tested at a qualified learning training center.

CAPD can be overcome with the proper training and guidance provided by a testing center. A good testing center will take a cognitive approach to assessing this problem and working through it. This approach is simply a matter of training the brain to better process the sounds that define our world. Make sure that the testing center you choose focuses on sound analysis, sound blending, and sound segmenting when testing. With those three tests being utilized, a more accurate program can be established for you or your child, which will ensure a future of quality learning and understanding.

Other learning disabilities that can hinder you or your children from reaching their full potential in life include dyslexia (impairment of ability to recognize and comprehend written words), dyscalculia (impairment of ability to solve mathematics problems), dysgraphia (inability to write), dyspraxia (motor skill coordination problems), and auditory and visual processing disorders (difficulty understanding language or images).