AUCKLAND HEARING & EAR HEALTH BLOG 

The PhD thesis research of Dr Joan Leung, Adviser: ASD at SoundSkills APD Clinic, showed that children with ASD can improve their communication skills through training to better appreciate prosody, the subtle changes in speech intonation and stress that denote emotion. Use of remote microphone hearing aid systems assisted the prosody perception training and were beneficial to the children in school.

Measurement of acoustic reflexes is an objective (physiological) test as distinct from behavioural tests used for diagnosing APD. Reduced amplitude acoustic reflex functions in children suspected of having APD provide objective evidence of atypical function in the central auditory nervous system in these children.

Colleagues at the National Acoustic Laboratories in Australia developed this evidence-based training game to improve ability to hear in noise. The game aspect of the software has since been revised to make it more appealing and it is now marketed as ‘Sound Storm’.

Principles of auditory training for APD.

2020 was a promising year for participation at conferences with sessions on auditory processing disorder (APD), until a world pandemic...

Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) frequently also have auditory processing difficulties which affect their ability to hear and...

Data analysis for five research projects funded by the William Demant (previously Oticon) Foundation and carried out by SoundSkills and...

Auditory processing disorder may be a specialised area of communication disorders but more than 80 people turned out for the official...

Early intervention is a key tenet in audiology, except when it comes to Auditory Processing Disorder. This case study report argues that...

It is well established that early intervention for hearing and learning disorders is critical if the effectiveness of treatment is to be...

This is a helpful checklist if you're a teacher working with APD in the classroom. Classroom Environment: Preferential seating Within 2m...

The Ministry of Education was criticised for its discrimination against children with Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) by the CEO of...

At least one child in every New Zealand classroom is believed to have a hearing problem that can seriously affect their ability to learn....

There is at least one child per classroom in New Zealand struggling with auditory processing difficulties and many teachers and parents...

If your child appears to have trouble learning and seems to be “away with the fairies” they could have a hearing problem. There’s often...

If you know a child who has difficulty understanding verbal instructions and who struggles with reading and spelling, they could have an...

Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) is the most neglected and under diagnosed area of hearing services in NZ according to Dr Bill Keith,...