Guest asudol Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Hello, I am reaching out for some help. My niece was recently dx with Central auditory processing disorder. She was diagnosis by a psychologist at the Dan Marino center here in Weston Florida. She also had an auditory evaluation at Nova which confirmed CAPD. My sister was told her next steps were to get her daughter speech therapy. When she went to her primary doctor he refused to give her an eval for speech. He told her he did not believe it was CAPD and wants her to see a psychologist because he thinks it is all emotional. My sister is at the end of her rope. This provider is making her feel like her daughter is unstable and that she did something wrong. I just need some guidance. OK all things point to the dx of CAPD so what do we do about it. Is is something she will have to live with, does she grow out of it? How can I help my sister and my niece get what she needs. Anyone who has gone through this please help. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claire Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Your sister should find a different primary doctor. If you Google "auditory processing disorder", you will find a lot of information about APD. (It used to be called CAPD, but current terminology has simplified it to APD.) There are different subtypes of APD, some of which are helped by sound therapy. Decoding deficit subtype, and possibly also integration subtype, are often helped by FastForWord. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Your sister should find a different primary doctor.. I second this! Find a doctor who will listen to your sister and not his own feelings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelbelle7 Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Can you tell me a little bit more about your dn's symptoms? I have a dd who has some sort of processing issues, but I'm not sure what's going on with her. We are trying to find new health insurance, so I can't do anything until after we get that issue addressed. I'm wondering what issues your dn has that led to her dx. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 who knows his/her stuff can do a cordically-evoked potential (it looks like an EEG, with wires stuck on the head) that actually measures the processing speed of the brain. Results of such a test would prove that it is NOT psychological!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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