1) Training the brain. Remember that a child with auditory processing challenges has normal hearing. So the sounds are entering the system intact, but they are being confused. We can train the brain to hear differences in sounds, so that words become clearer and language becomes easier to understand. We can also train the brain …
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Language processing is what happens once the message has reached the brain, or what we do with what we hear. As you listen to someone tell a story, you automatically separate out the information you need from what you don’t need, you make comparisons between the new information and what you know already, and you …
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My child is bright, but struggling to remember the letters. He has trouble hearing directions and mishears words, but he hears other things perfectly. When a child is struggling in a classroom, teachers will often say it’s a processing problem. Parents can be confused. “My child is struggling with reading, or following classroom directions, or …
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Teletherapy was used extensively during the pandemic and has remained as an option for situations where location can become a barrier to delivering services. Many therapists, including myself, were thrust into this new service model and learned through trial and error how best to make it work.  I have discovered, to my surprise, that teletherapy …
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