| Copyright 2006 Julie Shepherd Knapp |
| Copyright 2006 Julie Shepherd Knapp. All rights reserved. |
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| The Homeschool Diner's Guide to Gifted Homeschooling -- Twice Exceptional Resources for Specific Disabilities Auditory Processing Disorders in Gifted Children by Julie Shepherd Knapp, copyright 2006 Auditory processing refers to the brain's function of analyzing and making sense of what a person hears. People with APD have difficulty effectively using auditory information, including verbal instructions, and have trouble with auditory discrimination, such as focusing on a lecturer's voice in a noisy room. APD affects language development, communication, and learning. APD can be diagnosed by a specially trained Audiologist. Resources for CAPD/APD: (specific to gifted children) What is Central Auditory Processing Disorder? -- information from the National Institute of Health CAPD preferred test protocol and particular difficulties of testing gifted children -- a list (by the Drs. Eide) on what to look for in CAPD testing Gifted children devise clever compensation strategies that may hide their CAPD, until they encounter more challenging situations in middle or high school -- information from the New South Wales Association for Gifted and Talented Children Strategies for coping with CAPD in the classroom -- info from LD-Online An online CAPD support group is available thru this website "CAPD: From the Heart of a Mother" |
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