(Taken from the Adoption Glossary)Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD): This term describes a condition in which the affected individual, whose hearing capabilities are otherwise functionally sound, will have difficulty understanding and processing information that is heard. It is believed that this occurs as the result of a... [
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Auditory Processing Disorder in Children: What Does It Mean? What is auditory processing? Auditory processing is the 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...
Adoption Support & Preservation
Post-adoption support is critical to achieving the goal of finding permanent, stable, loving families for children, as well as maintaining those families who have already adopted. Parents need information that will strengthen their families, and enable them to handle the challenges of adoptive...
Helpful Adoption Terms to Know Helpful Adoption Terms to Know (1/00) Abandonment Desertion of a child by a parent or adult primary care giver with no provisions for continued childcare nor with any apparent intention to return to resume caregiving. Abuse and Neglect Physical, sexual and/or emotional maltreatment. Child...
Educating Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: Overview When a child has a hearing loss during the developmental years, all areas of development can be affected significantly. A hearing loss limits ease of acquisition of a communication system, which further influences development of interactions with others, the ability to make sense out of the world,...
Is Our Ability to Listen Inherited? July 24, 2007, 6:29 am
An interesting study conducted by Researchers at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders points to genetic variations being responsible for a person’s ability to listen to more than one conversation at once. This skill of being able to listen to and comprehend two...
Will Reading & Writing Help Her Behaviors? December 5, 2007, 7:05 pm
Each day I wonder what I’m accomplishing. As a formerly goal-oriented person, I’m used to having my days mapped out with a “to do” list that I check off and feel as if I’ve accomplished something. I am also used to looking back over my scheduling book and seeing progress.
In the world of...
What is Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD)? September 24, 2007, 6:37 am
CAPD is a neurologically-based disorder where the brain’s ability to correctly process auditory stimuli is impaired. While children with CAPD may have impaired hearing, many do not. It is much more difficult to identify than actual hearing loss, and is often confused with ADHD or other...