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Who will benefit
- Any Speech-Language deficits, including articulation, fluency, and language processing issues
- Difficulty understanding verbal directions
- Needs repetition of information
- Forgetful
- Often says “what?” or “huh?”
- Difficulty understanding speech in background noise
- Experiences auditory “overload”
- Hyper/ hypo-sensitivity to sounds (inconsistent responses when called)
- Misses humor, sarcasm, language nuances (figurative/ play on words)
- Distractibility / Inattentiveness- daydreaming/ Withdrawn/Anxious/ Depressed
- Tired/ grumpy at end of school day
- Academic underachievement
- Dyslexia
- Proprioceptive deficits- not able to sit in one place, seemingly ADHD
- Poor handwriting
- Resists homework
- Unable to cope with peers socially (playground, parties, etc)
- Low muscle tone
When will it benefit
- Auditory Processing assessment can be done as early as 3 years of age
- Intervention is appropriate at any age
- Early intervention can facilitate brain to focus its resources on more age appropriate skill sets
- The scaffolding of developmental processes is more meaningful when foundational skills are addressed and strengthened.
Why will it benefit
- The assessment probes into the auditory function of the brain specifically
- Intervention improves auditory skills due to neuroplasticity
- Neuroplasticity is promoted by multiple variables including behavior, environment, thought, and emotions.
- Neuroplasticity can be observed on multiple scales ranging from individual neurons to complete cortical remapping.
- Neural pruning is the process of removing irrelevant synapses for brain efficiency.
- Early synaptic pruning is mostly influenced by our genes, later on it is based on our experiences.
- Ensures efficient multi-system integration and coordination in the brain when all processes are well established.
