Auditory processing reaches far beyond the simple ability to hear. It inclues the ability to receive, interpret,discriminate, and process discernible sounds.
Auditory skills include:
- Attend to auditory stimuli
- Isolation of sounds
- Discrimination
- Reception
- Sequencing
- Interpretation
- Memory
- Ability to process and respond
- Perception
- Ability to fuse sounds receive by both ears
- Identification of sound into one unified impression
- Organization
Auditory processing issues often go undetected. Therefore, behaviors and inappropriate responses by children or adults are apt to be misinterpreted as non-compliant, incorrigible or defiant behavior. Signs of auditory processing issues can include:
- Tuning out
- Memory struggles
- Difficulty following oral directions
- Reading/language
- Need for repetition of words and phrases
- Difficulty grasping meaning
- Weak communication skills
- Inappropriate responses
- Limited attention span
- Need for white noise
- Comprehension
- Organization