Comments on: Kindergarten Chronicles: Auditory Processing Disorder

By: Cathy B

Cathy B — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:30:58 +0000

Thanks! It is hard to diagnose young kids because often they are too immature to respond to the tests. In fact, when I got him tested at Early Intervention he was right in the middle of the 3 yr old range. But tested again (privately) at 5 he was way behind. If we waited longer to get help and an “official diagnosis” he would never be able to catch up.
How old is your son now? Is he in public school?

By: Mom of kid with CAPD

Mom of kid with CAPD — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:21:59 +0000

Cathy, kudos to you for figuring out your son’s challenges. My son was also in kindergarten when I figured out what was going on. The school would not listen to me, and it took 9 months of strained discussions before he was finally diagnosed. I have to tell you, we have done AIT and reflex integration therapy, and it has improved his CAPD a lot. While some say it is not curable, I believe in some cases it can be helped. It is a shame that so many kids are misdiagnosed with attention problems. The schools won’t even look at CAPD before the age of 8, and only then you have to beg them. I wish there was more support because I don’t believe this challenge is as rare as the schools say it is. Thanks for sharing!

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:24:42 +0000

This is so interesting. I just met a woman this week who has APD. I’m glad you were able to figure out what was going on with your son- So many children are undiagnosed and misunderstood.