Now that you know a little about Auditory Processing (and I say little because there is to much information out there that I have only scratched the surface) where do you go to get help?
Unfortunately, audiologists can not make a reliable diagnosis of Auditory Processing Disorder, or Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD), until a child is seven (and it takes specialized testing) because of the way the neurological system develops. However, visual processing can be diagnosed early and a neurologist can determine if a child will or is having trouble processing auditory information.

Auditory Processing, like visual processing, can be difficult to diagnose. In fact, auditory processing most often goes hand in hand with visual processing disorder because they are both neurological disorders and the problems actually overlap in the areas of memory, discrimination, attention, and language. Most often, these disorders are treated simultaneously or if a child has one of the disorders but not the other he/she is treated with the same strategies that one might use for both.

Last weekend my husband and I had the opportunity to meet Dr. Federici, a neuropsychologist who works specifically with adoptive children. At the Midwest Adoption Conference, Dr. Johnson was also there presenting about international medicine but we were attending another seminar. Below you will find a list of doctors specializing in international medicine.

I’m super excited about the 14th Midwest Adoption Conference that my husband and I will be attending this weekend. I have signed up for a session with Ronald Federici…a neuropsychologist in the adoption field and an adoptive parent.
Because AJ has many signs and symptoms of Institutional Autism we consulted Dr. Federici about two years ago to get his input. We were not able to go visit but instead corresponded via email and received some very valuable information from him.