Audiology
Conditions We Treat
Symptoms of APD
People with APD may have difficulty:
- Hearing in places that are noisy or have poor acoustics, such as reverberant rooms
- Following long conversations
- Hearing conversations on the telephone
- Performing academically with reading and/or spelling
- Learning challenging vocabulary words or a foreign language
- Remembering spoken information
- Taking notes
- Staying focused on an activity when other sounds are present
- Developing organizational skills
- Following multi-step directions
- Directing, sustaining, or dividing their attention
- Processing nonverbal auditory information, such as music
Causes of APD
APD is a neurological problem that interferes with the brain's ability to process speech and other sounds. It may be inherited, caused by a complication during pregnancy or birth, or a combination of causes, such as head trauma, disease, tumor, and lead poisoning, to name just a few. The cause usually can't be determined or attributed to one specific thing.