What is Auditory Processing Disorder (APD)?

Auditory processing is a term used to describe what happens when your brain recognizes and interprets the sounds around you. Humans hear when energy that we recognize as sound travels through the ear and is changed into electrical information that can be interpreted by the brain. The “disorder” part of auditory processing disorder means that something is adversely affecting the processing or interpretation of the information.

To read the full article, go to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders website. http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/auditory.asp

And for addtional information visit the American Speech Language and Hearing Association
: http://www.asha.org/ Understanding auditory processing disorders in children

Julie A. Milian, Student Clinician
Florida International University ’11