Re: Help! APD in my toddler?

February 22, 2008

Not Janice but CAPD is usually diagnosed at age 7 because the testing

is only appropriate for that age. Our OT caught APD in our son before

age 2. TLP has been a big help.

>

> Hi All,

> I've made a couple of posts the past couple weeks. From reading

some

> of your posts, it seems as though it's not unusual for my husband

and I

> to be looking at several, global issues with Owen. He's low-tone

and

> appears dyspraxic/apraxic. But now this morning the light turned

on

> for me (and one of his therapists) that he appears to have APD.

When I

> read the signs/symptoms...it sure describes him. But at a few

months

> shy of 3 years old, it'll be hard to get that diagnosis, right?

> Because of many of you, we now have all the info. on the NACD and

are

> currently listening to the CDs and doing our paperwork. We may try

and

> drive out to Phoenix from So. Cal later in March for Owen's

> evaluation.

>

> So, any thoughts (Janice?) on the APD would be greatly appreciated!

>

> Warmly,

> Pearson

> Mom of Owen, 33 months

>

February 22, 2008

What's APD?

[ ] Help! APD in my toddler?

Hi All,

I've made a couple of posts the past couple weeks. From reading some

of your posts, it seems as though it's not unusual for my husband and I

to be looking at several, global issues with Owen. He's low-tone and

appears dyspraxic/apraxic. But now this morning the light turned on

for me (and one of his therapists) that he appears to have APD. When I

read the signs/symptoms...it sure describes him. But at a few months

shy of 3 years old, it'll be hard to get that diagnosis, right?

Because of many of you, we now have all the info. on the NACD and are

currently listening to the CDs and doing our paperwork. We may try and

drive out to Phoenix from So. Cal later in March for Owen's

evaluation.

So, any thoughts (Janice?) on the APD would be greatly appreciated!

Warmly,

Pearson

Mom of Owen, 33 months

February 23, 2008

You've hit on one of my pet peeves -- everybody will tell you that

you can't be evaluated for APD until your 7 (or some prefer 8). That

incorrectly implies that it is not detectable earlier and that you

can't work on it earlier. Not true! I started bringing it up to

various therapists when was around three, and they poo poo'd

me. And yet, we had some obvious signs of auditory issues -- e.g.

hated Music Together class and never requested music at home/in car;

couldn't follow verbal directions that had more than 1-2 steps; never

requested that I read a book, and when I did he interrupted after

every sentence if I was lucky. Only recently did somebody (NACD)

take my concerns seriously and start giving us work for that

particular problem.

So, yes, you as a parent can see it, but no one will give that dx

officially for years to come. Since we didn't start working on it

until five months ago (when was 5-1/4 years old), I don't

have any concrete tips for working with a three year old. Here are a

few guesses:

--Books on tape/CD: we had this on our first program. To work the

auditory skills, he should listen without the book. My son didn't

like this, so what I did was I let him listen one time with the book

so that he could have some pictures to call up when he listened to it

after that. There are a lot of great ones for three year olds at the

library. This should be in a room without other entertainment, so he

has no choice but to listen.

--The Listening Program: this actually changes what they can hear.

If you go to NACD, they can get it for you. Otherwise, you need an

SLP or OT to order it for you. We paid $475 (I think), plus the

recommended headphones and a decent CD player. If you are

considering this option, you might want to practice wearing the

headphones with the books on tape. Some kids don't like them. (We

had no problem with that.)

--Play Simon Says with multiple instructions. e.g. " Simon Says touch

your hair, knees, toes. " Find the number he can do and work up from

there. This is good for the dyspraxia, too.

--Give directions and follow through on them. e.g. " Hang up your

coat and bring me a book please. " When he can do two, try three.

Avoid excess detail. I foolishly thought more detail would help,

when in fact, it just blew his mind. " Book " is good. " The red book

in the yellow bin in the playroom " is way too much information.

That's like three instructions in one sentence, maybe even five!

--When you read books, ask him questions about what you just read.

This is a good way to see what they are getting and what they are

not. My son used to be terrible at this. e.g. " There are two kinds

of fire trucks, pumpers and ladders. , how many kinds of fire

trucks are there? " " Um, five million? " That is pretty bad short

term memory!

That's all I can think of right now. My kids wiped me out today with

the snow day.

in NJ

>

> Hi All,

> I've made a couple of posts the past couple weeks. From reading

some

> of your posts, it seems as though it's not unusual for my husband

and I

> to be looking at several, global issues with Owen. He's low-tone

and

> appears dyspraxic/apraxic. But now this morning the light turned

on

> for me (and one of his therapists) that he appears to have APD.

When I

> read the signs/symptoms...it sure describes him. But at a few

months

> shy of 3 years old, it'll be hard to get that diagnosis, right?

> Because of many of you, we now have all the info. on the NACD and

are

> currently listening to the CDs and doing our paperwork. We may try

and

> drive out to Phoenix from So. Cal later in March for Owen's

> evaluation.

>

> So, any thoughts (Janice?) on the APD would be greatly appreciated!

>

> Warmly,

> Pearson

> Mom of Owen, 33 months

>

February 23, 2008

Auditory Processing Disorder. Some people use CAPD, the C is Central.

This is different from plain vanilla hearing. Official diagnosis is

done after a bunch of special tests by an Audiologist. There is

another listserv for APD if you're interested in learning more,

although I think most discussion is about FastForward, FM systems, and

so forth. Not so much on what it is and how you can tell if your child

is affected.

in NJ

>

> What's APD?

>

February 23, 2008

Auditory Processing Delay/Disorder

>

> What's APD?

>

> [ ] Help! APD in my toddler?

>

> Hi All,

> I've made a couple of posts the past couple weeks. From reading

some

> of your posts, it seems as though it's not unusual for my husband

and I

> to be looking at several, global issues with Owen. He's low-tone

and

> appears dyspraxic/apraxic. But now this morning the light turned

on

> for me (and one of his therapists) that he appears to have APD.

When I

> read the signs/symptoms...it sure describes him. But at a few

months

> shy of 3 years old, it'll be hard to get that diagnosis, right?

> Because of many of you, we now have all the info. on the NACD and

are

> currently listening to the CDs and doing our paperwork. We may

try and

> drive out to Phoenix from So. Cal later in March for Owen's

> evaluation.

>

> So, any thoughts (Janice?) on the APD would be greatly

appreciated!

>

> Warmly,

> Pearson

> Mom of Owen, 33 months

>

February 23, 2008

....APD is " Auditory Processing Disorder " , sometimes referred

to Central Auditory Processing Disorder.

>

> What's APD?

>

> [ ] Help! APD in my toddler?

>

> Hi All,

> I've made a couple of posts the past couple weeks. From reading

some

> of your posts, it seems as though it's not unusual for my husband

and I

> to be looking at several, global issues with Owen. He's low-tone

and

> appears dyspraxic/apraxic. But now this morning the light turned

on

> for me (and one of his therapists) that he appears to have APD.

When I

> read the signs/symptoms...it sure describes him. But at a few

months

> shy of 3 years old, it'll be hard to get that diagnosis, right?

> Because of many of you, we now have all the info. on the NACD and

are

> currently listening to the CDs and doing our paperwork. We may

try and

> drive out to Phoenix from So. Cal later in March for Owen's

> evaluation.

>

> So, any thoughts (Janice?) on the APD would be greatly

appreciated!

>

> Warmly,

> Pearson

> Mom of Owen, 33 months

>

February 23, 2008

Liz,

Thanks for responding on this. Wow, that's pretty amazing your son's

APD was recognized before 2. How old is he now? Has TLP been the

main thing that has helped...is it now to the point where's he " okay "

in the area of processing?

Thanks,

> >

> > Hi All,

> > I've made a couple of posts the past couple weeks. From reading

> some

> > of your posts, it seems as though it's not unusual for my husband

> and I

> > to be looking at several, global issues with Owen. He's low-tone

> and

> > appears dyspraxic/apraxic. But now this morning the light turned

> on

> > for me (and one of his therapists) that he appears to have APD.

> When I

> > read the signs/symptoms...it sure describes him. But at a few

> months

> > shy of 3 years old, it'll be hard to get that diagnosis, right?

> > Because of many of you, we now have all the info. on the NACD and

> are

> > currently listening to the CDs and doing our paperwork. We may

try

> and

> > drive out to Phoenix from So. Cal later in March for Owen's

> > evaluation.

> >

> > So, any thoughts (Janice?) on the APD would be greatly

appreciated!

> >

> > Warmly,

> > Pearson

> > Mom of Owen, 33 months

> >

>

February 23, 2008

Actually as a result we see unaddressed APD in his older sister. For

us a few things helped:

1) GFCFSF no artificials diet, sporadic fish oil, probiotic. Cokking

low temp in coconut oil.

2) Loss of fluoridated water

3) Bathing in vegetable glycerin soap

4) TLP seems to be topping off gains seen from #1,2 and #3.

Son just turned three. Sister is 4 and slight signs of APD remain

despite 1,2 and 3. We are trying to get her on TLP.

All this sounds wierd I know. Just telling what we saw. It is strange