Connie Byrd On (23 Nov 96) was overheard to say to Jo Turner
 CB> Another strange thing happened that I heard ties in with ADD is her
 CB> hearing. A health dept test and a DR test showed hearing loss in both
 CB> ears. We went to a specialist a few weeks later to see how bad the
 CB> loss was and why....and both ears were perfectly fine!..well, any
 CB> imput appreciated..sorry this is so long:)
 The specialist may be perfectly correct in reporting that there is
 nothing wrong with the mechanics of her hearing.  We went thru this
 with our 9 year old and strongly suspected that he had a hearing loss
 of some degree or another.  A complete audiological eval proved that
 his hearing was well within the normal range.  He was evaluated by a
 speech pathologist as part of the school's testing...she found strong
 indications of an auditory processing disorder.. that means he is
 physically hearing whatever just fine but after it gets past the TM's
 it's all a jumble.  The best analogy I can give is to picture a table
 where a child has neatly sorted into stacks a collection of 1,000
 baseball cards - then you come along, gather them all up and throw
 them all into a dresser drawer.  What are the chances of the child
 reaching into that drawer and coming up with the one card that he
 wants or needs on the first try?  The second, or third or never?
 That's what a processing disorder is...a thousand unlabeled filing
 drawers in the mind and no system for recalling anything that's
 thrown in aurally.
 Now I'm NOT saying that's what your child has...but it's worth
 looking into.  This particular problem is one that speech
 pathologists are trained to work with; good ones can produce
 remarkable results.
 Bob
... Relax.  Only dread one day at a time
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