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Eight Year old with ADHD diagnosis, possible encopresis and ODD
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<blockquote data-quote="soapbox" data-source="post: 493559" data-attributes="member: 13003"><p></p><p>Yes, this is a classical symptom of ADHD.</p><p>However, it is also a <u>classic symptom of Auditory Processing Disorders (APD)</u>.</p><p></p><p>In other words... trouble paying attention may mean there is <em>something else going on</em> - either "as well as" or "instead of".</p><p></p><p>Think about it.</p><p>If you can't hear what's being said, or if you don't "understand" what is being said, or if its coming at you faster than you can take in, or if you really catch it one-on-one out in the quiet hall but just can't handle the classroom... are you going to really pay attention? of course not. You can't.</p><p></p><p>So... while you're at it, really push for auditory and Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) testing.</p><p>And SPECIFICALLY ask for testing around "auditory figure ground" and "Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD)".</p><p>Auditory figure ground is a problem focusing the "listening" on particular sounds, in an imperfect situation... e.g. trying to hear the teacher, in a typically "noisy" classroom. And yes, classrooms are extremely noisy - even in a good teacher's class. Rustling paper, a dropped eraser, a whispered question to the teacher, the heating system kicking in, the class next door going past on the way to the library... its NOISY.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soapbox, post: 493559, member: 13003"] [B][/B] Yes, this is a classical symptom of ADHD. However, it is also a [U]classic symptom of Auditory Processing Disorders (APD)[/U]. In other words... trouble paying attention may mean there is [I]something else going on[/I] - either "as well as" or "instead of". Think about it. If you can't hear what's being said, or if you don't "understand" what is being said, or if its coming at you faster than you can take in, or if you really catch it one-on-one out in the quiet hall but just can't handle the classroom... are you going to really pay attention? of course not. You can't. So... while you're at it, really push for auditory and Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) testing. And SPECIFICALLY ask for testing around "auditory figure ground" and "Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD)". Auditory figure ground is a problem focusing the "listening" on particular sounds, in an imperfect situation... e.g. trying to hear the teacher, in a typically "noisy" classroom. And yes, classrooms are extremely noisy - even in a good teacher's class. Rustling paper, a dropped eraser, a whispered question to the teacher, the heating system kicking in, the class next door going past on the way to the library... its NOISY. [/QUOTE]
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