Auditory Processing Disorder and Following Directions
An auditory/language processing disorder is a disruption in the auditory nervous system that interferes with the processing and understanding of sounds, speech and language. There are a variety of skills beneath the umbrella term of auditory/language processing disorders. One of these skill areas is auditory discrimination which is essentially the ability to hear sounds and sound changes in syllables and words. Those with good discrimination skills are able to hear the word "pop" and recognize there are three sounds in the word, and that the first and third sounds are the same. They know the middle sound is different if the word changes from "pop" to "pup." They are able to repeat the precise sound taken out and the precise sound that replaced it. This skill may also be referred to as phonemic awareness and directly correlates with listening, reading, spelling and communication skills.

Problems understanding basic words can manifest itself in what appears to be a resistance to following directions.

In addition, the brain must visualize or see pictures of each direction that has been stated for a child to remember them correctly. If a child does not visualize enough or consistently, then he will not be able to follow directions adequately.

After a few months of help from you, Janel, my daughter Vanessa is a changed person. Not only have her grades improved, but she participates more in school and seems to attack new concepts with confidence and enthusiasm. She enjoys reading more and her athletic ability has also increased.
------- Kathleen N.

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