Auditory Processing Disorder in Children: Home Care Tips

A child’s primary school is his home and his first teachers are his parents. Henceforth, parents are advised to be on the child’s side to make him have the confidence to face the world.

Home care is extremely important in children with auditory processing disorder. One has to be on a child’s side to ensure he is getting ready. Here is how to go about it.

Have compassion

Love and compassion can fasten healing and instill courage in children with auditory processing disorder. Such children respond slowly. Having the understanding and patience will help him pick up the loose ends.

Make your child face you when you are instructing him

Facing in another direction implies that he is distracted towards something else, probably listening and processing another thing. So make him have his face towards you and listen with his eyes on you. This ascertains that he listens carefully and processes it properly.

 

Short instructions

In children with auditory processing disorder, remembering and understanding long instructions is difficult. So keep them short and precise. Do not ask him to do many things; just one single instruction would be sufficient in his case.

Double check if the child understands

This is vital. You must ensure that he has understood the thing told by you. Do not lose your cool if he hasn’t. Ask him again and see to it that he understands it. This is the way to get things done.

Make a chart

Parents should make a chart of the activities a child has to undergo in the morning. A pictorial representation of the activity is even better to make things work. He will find it easier and work faster.

Summing up

Parents have a key role to play in auditory processing disorder in children. Be on his side to make him win.

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Can You Spot Dyslexia Symptoms in Adults?

Dyslexia, a learning disability is found in 20 percent of adults and children worldwide. Unfortunately, when it is not diagnosed in a proper manner at an early stage, it then enters the adulthood. Adults are usually unaware of dyslexia symptoms in them and hence never get themselves treated.   

What Does it Do?

In adults, dyslexia affects one’s self-esteem, career and also relationships. It’s a struggle that should not be ignored.

The question arises – how to know whether you have dyslexia or not.

Check out the symptoms below. Some are home related and some work. See if you have them.

Home

Dyslexia symptoms in adults affect their daily life in the following manner:

·         Can’t remember names

·         Can’t pronounce words properly.

·         Spell words wrongly.

·         Avert reading new words or reading completely

·         Getting confused between visually similar words such as “as” and “an”; “can” and “cab”

·         Dependent on others for written correspondence

·         Can’t get along with written directions

·         Can’t remember a particular conversation

·         Turn self conscious when in a group. Start looking for filler/starting/stopping words.

Work

At work dyslexia symptoms affect adults in the following manner:

·         Avert reading in meetings

·         Avert oration

·         Proofreads memos and emails again and again

·         Keeps away from new fonts and handwritings

·         While writing, insert capital letters intentionally

·         Using spell check too often

·         Get distracted easily

·         Feel bored with long documents

·         Doesn’t like time management projects such as events, meetings

·         Look for means to hide mistakes from colleagues/co-workers

·         Avert repetitive forms

Summing Up:

With the various above-mentioned symptoms, spotting dyslexia symptoms in adults is not difficult. You may or may not be having all the above, but even if half of them exists, then do not waste any more  time and get it treated soon.

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