momsuz123 Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Well, I did it, I booked an eval with an audiologist who is to be one of the leaders in CAPD in the midwest. She will test my dd to see if she really does have CAPD or just hasn't been in the hearing world long enough (3 sets of tubes). She has already spoke with the speech therapist that is doing OG with my dd. Doing the OG tutoring/speech has been huge. But, I am noticing how dang hard my little girl has to work to "hear" and sometimes "see" the sounds. What else can I do to help her with her school day, her life? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merry gardens Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 It may depend on the type or sub-type of CAPD she has, (or doesn't have.) But as you realize she seems to be having to work to hear, there may be some things you can do right away. Try to minimize distracting noises, face her when you speak to her, perhaps look at the accoustics of your home and make adjustments if needed. One example of a simple change. Shortly before we got the diagnosis that my ds had mild APD, I had just bought some wind chimes to replace another set of wind chimes that had broken. After the diagnosis, I realized that type of background noise interferes with my ds' auditory processing,so I decided not to hang any wind chimes. Our audiologist had several suggestions on it specific to the type of APD my ds had. I expect your audiologist will provide information like that if needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momsuz123 Posted November 20, 2012 Author Share Posted November 20, 2012 Yes, thanks Merry Gardens. I did actually get rid of our wind chimes too when we moved. (We just moved into our new house a few weeks ago). I am setting up a "quiet room" in one of the empty bedrooms. I bought a great little tent from Hearth Song, set it up in there. I also have my husbands old office desk in there and a bookshelf. I told my girls the rules for that room is it is a no talking room. I do look at her much more when I talk. I am just trying to figure what else I can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara H Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 I agree about minimizing distracting sounds particularly during school work and hopefully the audiologist will be able to give you some specific suggestions. This is purely anedotal but I've seen some kids with CAPD really benefit from physical activities that encourage patterned movement and motion. That would be stuff like: horsebackriding, swimming, martial arts, dance, and gymnastics. It seems to be something about the vestibular stimulation and the movement across the body helps improve processing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinNY Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Besides the other suggestions, I used an auditory trainer when teaching phonemic awareness to my dtr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DyslexicParent Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 The CAPD specialist may recommend an FM system for school, which seems to be one of the few evidence-based interventions for CAPD. I look forward to your updates as I'm wondering if paying for yet another assessment for CAPD or vision therapy is worth it while we're still waiting for assessments for FASD, perichondritis, ASD/SPD, etc. :confused1: What else can I do to help her with her school day, her life? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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