What is an auditory language disorder?
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.

Auditory discrimination is defined as the ability to hear sounds and sound changes in syllables and words - such as hearing that /pip/ has three sounds, and that the first and third sound are the same. If a person has difficulty discriminating and then "mishears" sounds, issues with listening, reading and/or spelling may occur. We utilize an effective program that incorporates multi-sensory learning to treat discrimination issues. Auditory discrimination disorders must be treated as they are typically not outgrown, and as students progress through grade levels the issues become more problematic.

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