Behavioral Indications of CAPD:

• Appearance of hypersensitivity to sound
• Talks less than peers
• Difficulty focusing during story time
• Prefers puzzles or watching videos to listening to books
• Uses "memorized" phrases and sentences
• Repeats back a question before responding to it
• “Tunes out” or seems to be in a “world of her own”
• Difficulty carrying on telephone conversations
• Less social because of comprehension problems
• Likes music but difficulty learning the words

What causes CAPD?

• Middle ear infections (Otitis Media)

•      Auditory pathways and centers in the brain develop as they are stimulated with sound.

A hearing loss (even temporary) limits the auditory stimulation that is necessary to promote optimal development of the auditory nervous system

• Genetic factors
• Birth trauma
• Maturational delays and idiosyncrasies in the central nervous system (CNS)

Auditory Discrimination Problems:

• People who cannot readily or easily distinguish or discriminate the differences between sounds of speech, especially similar sounds like the /p/, /t/, and /k/ can become easily confused, frustrated, and overworked.
• This often leads to "shutting down" and appearing inattentive or "spaced out."
• People with these problems are often processing word-by-word. This can easily lead to an overload and falling behind.
• Imagine how difficult it would be to keep such a high level of concentration working to decode every word.