Auditory Processing Disorder (APD): Embracing Your Unique Journey Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) is often thought of as a childhood issue, but it can persist into adulthood, impacting multiple areas of daily life. For adults living with APD, the experience can be filled with challenges such as misunderstandings and self-doubt. If you think you might have APD, following these steps can change your perspective on your own difficulties, promoting the confidence and power to

Like other neurodivergent conditions, Dyslexia can also be correlated with auditory processing difficulties. But what’s the exact link...

Risk factors are the characteristics or habits that increase the chances of developing a disease. As with any other condition, APD has...

This question involves only APD. However, the first thing to consider is whether all aspects of your child’s listening difficulties were evaluated and considered holistically. Research has shown that, in most cases, APD occurs concomitantly with other conditions involving aspects such as language (King et al., 2003; Sharma et al., 2009), cognition (Riccio et al., 1996; Ferguson et al., 2011; Ahmmed et al., 2014) and social communication (Ferguson et al., 2011; Schafer et al.,

Have you ever watched a film in which you've felt a deep connection to a character as if they were expressing emotions or experiences...

It's a common experience for many individuals who are neurodivergent to struggle with listening and communication. For example, having...

Spatial processing disorder (SPD) is a type of APD caused by deficits related to spatial processing skills. More specifically, this deficit would involve a phenomenon known as spatial release from masking (SRM) (Cameron & Dillon, 2008). In simpler terms, SRM refers to the improvement of speech intelligibility when the target speech and the background noise are spatially separated (Litovsky, 2005; Best et al., 2012; Misurelli and Litovsky, 2015). For example, if you are in a n

A common concern reported by parents at the Paediatric Audiology Department is: “I think my son has a hearing problem because I always...

Concerns regarding a sudden change in hearing are common. They may be caused by a simple conductive hearing loss due to earwax impaction....

Nowadays, the association between hearing loss and cognitive decline is no longer surprising (Lin et al., 2014; Loughrey et al., 2018)....

Do you know one of the best tips to help your child with APD at school? To briefly read/discuss with him any topic that will be taught in...