what did you say??

[AnyDream]

:yeahthat:
I was about to jump in and say get an auditory processing assessment done. Sometimes the sound is getting thru but the brains just not processing the meaning.

[kirsty_lee]

Even if they are giggling while they are doing it?

[Yeddi]

Even if they are giggling while they are doing it?

I don't think it sounds like your DD would have CAPD Kristy_Lee. It just sounds like she knows how to push your buttons and it has become a bit of a game.

It's the fact that sirenz's DS repeats what is said and sometimes still gets it a little off that would make me think CAPD. It sounds like he is trying. It's not so much the need for repetition of an instruction alone but that in conjunction with at least one of the other indicators that would make me investigate it.

[sirenz]

thank you so much for your reply Yeddi.

DS is extremely clumsy and I did often think it had something to do with his hearing and sometimes he is sensitive to noise

Does a GP perform the test or will I need a referral?

[Yeddi]

It depends where you live. I went to the Brindabella Hearing Centre here in Canberra and they deal with diagnosing all types of hearing/processing/speech issues. Your GP might know of something similar in your area, but they wouldn't have the equipment to do it themselves.

To give you comfort, it is a very treatable issue and often just requires understanding and slight changes in how you as a parent phrase things etc. And catching it early will avoid many of the issues they may have with schooling etc.