The Sound Of Hope: Recognizing, Coping with, and Treating Your Child’s Auditory Processing Disorder

Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) affects the brain’s ability to accurately process the sounds of speech, which in turn impedes the ability to communicate. This book offers the a practical guide to help parents dramatically improve the listening and language skills of their children, whether they have a diagnosed auditory processing disorder, slow language development—or simply need practice listening. Inside this reassuring, action-oriented book you’ll find: easy-to-identify milestones to help parents pinpoint challenges that may arise during each stage of their child’s development from birth to age eight; the tools and checklists needed to assist parents in recognizing APD early; tips to distinguish APD from other listening/learning disorders, including ADD, ADHD, LPD, and PDD; methods to encourage a child’s natural listening abilities through books, stories, nursery rhymes, songs, lullabies, toys, and games; home techniques to hone a child’s auditory processing—whether he or she has severe APD limitations or just needs to build listening “muscles” and much more.

© 2010 Heymann, Lois Kam
Audience: Parent, Professional