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Acquired APD by Concussion / TBI
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What are Auditory Processing Disorders?
What Causes Auditory Processing Disorder?
Prevalence of APD
Differentiating APD from Other Disorders
Auditory Processing Disorder vs ADHD
APD, Dyslexia, or Both?
Autism Spectrum Disorder and APD
Acquired APD by Concussion / TBI
Receiving the Correct Treatment
Symptoms
Preschool and Kindergarten Children
Elementary School Children
Teenagers
College Age / Young Adults
Adults with Auditory Processing Disorder (APD)
Services
APD Evaluations
Who is a Candidate?
What to Expect
Skills Assessed
APD Therapy / Intervention Services
ARIA (Auditory Rehabilitation for Interaural Asymmetry)
Dichotic Listening Therapy
Fast ForWord
Deficit Specific Auditory Processing Therapy
Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP)
Remote Microphone Systems / FM Systems
Low-Gain Hearing Aids for Auditory Processing Disorder (APD)
APD Consultations
Telepractice Services for Auditory Processing Disorder
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Parent Testimonials
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Adult Auditory Performance Scale
Step
1
of
7
14%
Instructions: Answer the following questions by selecting the frequency of each task. For example, all people, to a certain extent, may have difficulties listening and understanding in a noisy room, so circle the frequency it happens.
Listening Condition: NOISE
Listening Condition: NOISE. If listening in a room where there is background noise such as TV, music, others talking, children playing, etc., how often do you experience difficulty hearing and understanding?
When paying attention
(Required)
Never (1%)
Seldom (12%)
Occasionally (25%)
Half the time (50%)
Generally (75%)
Almost Always (85%)
Always (99%)
When being asked a question
(Required)
Never (1%)
Seldom (12%)
Occasionally (25%)
Half the time (50%)
Generally (75%)
Almost Always (85%)
Always (99%)
When being given simple instructions
(Required)
Never (1%)
Seldom (12%)
Occasionally (25%)
Half the time (50%)
Generally (75%)
Almost Always (85%)
Always (99%)
When being given complicated, multiple instructions
(Required)
Never (1%)
Seldom (12%)
Occasionally (25%)
Half the time (50%)
Generally (75%)
Almost Always (85%)
Always (99%)
When not paying attention
(Required)
Never (1%)
Seldom (12%)
Occasionally (25%)
Half the time (50%)
Generally (75%)
Almost Always (85%)
Always (99%)
When involved with other activities
(Required)
Never (1%)
Seldom (12%)
Occasionally (25%)
Half the time (50%)
Generally (75%)
Almost Always (85%)
Always (99%)
When listening in a group
(Required)
Never (1%)
Seldom (12%)
Occasionally (25%)
Half the time (50%)
Generally (75%)
Almost Always (85%)
Always (99%)
Listening Condition: QUIET
If listening in a quiet room, how often do you experience difficulty hearing and understanding?
When paying attention
(Required)
Never (1%)
Seldom (12%)
Occasionally (25%)
Half the time (50%)
Generally (75%)
Almost Always (85%)
Always (99%)
When being asked a question
(Required)
Never (1%)
Seldom (12%)
Occasionally (25%)
Half the time (50%)
Generally (75%)
Almost Always (85%)
Always (99%)
When being given simple instructions
(Required)
Never (1%)
Seldom (12%)
Occasionally (25%)
Half the time (50%)
Generally (75%)
Almost Always (85%)
Always (99%)
When being given complicated, multiple instructions
(Required)
Never (1%)
Seldom (12%)
Occasionally (25%)
Half the time (50%)
Generally (75%)
Almost Always (85%)
Always (99%)
When not paying attention
(Required)
Never (1%)
Seldom (12%)
Occasionally (25%)
Half the time (50%)
Generally (75%)
Almost Always (85%)
Always (99%)
When involved with other activities
(Required)
Never (1%)
Seldom (12%)
Occasionally (25%)
Half the time (50%)
Generally (75%)
Almost Always (85%)
Always (99%)
When listening in a group
(Required)
Never (1%)
Seldom (12%)
Occasionally (25%)
Half the time (50%)
Generally (75%)
Almost Always (85%)
Always (99%)
Listening Condition: IDEAL
When listening in a quiet room, no distractions, face-to-face and with good eye contact, how often do you experience difficulty hearing and understanding?
When being asked a question
(Required)
Never (1%)
Seldom (12%)
Occasionally (25%)
Half the time (50%)
Generally (75%)
Almost Always (85%)
Always (99%)
When being given simple instructions
(Required)
Never (1%)
Seldom (12%)
Occasionally (25%)
Half the time (50%)
Generally (75%)
Almost Always (85%)
Always (99%)
When being given complicated, multiple instructions
(Required)
Never (1%)
Seldom (12%)
Occasionally (25%)
Half the time (50%)
Generally (75%)
Almost Always (85%)
Always (99%)
Listening Condition: MULTIPLE INPUTS
When, in addition to listening, there is some other form of input (visual, tactile, etc.), how often do you experience difficulty hearing and understanding?
When listening and watching the speaker's face
(Required)
Never (1%)
Seldom (12%)
Occasionally (25%)
Half the time (50%)
Generally (75%)
Almost Always (85%)
Always (99%)
When listening and reading material that is also being read out loud by another
(Required)
Never (1%)
Seldom (12%)
Occasionally (25%)
Half the time (50%)
Generally (75%)
Almost Always (85%)
Always (99%)
When listening and watching someone provide an illustration such as a drawing, model, etc.
(Required)
Never (1%)
Seldom (12%)
Occasionally (25%)
Half the time (50%)
Generally (75%)
Almost Always (85%)
Always (99%)
Listening Condition: Auditory Memory/Sequencing
If required to recall spoken information, how often do you experience difficulty hearing and understanding?
Immediately recalling information such as a word, spelling, number
(Required)
Never (1%)
Seldom (12%)
Occasionally (25%)
Half the time (50%)
Generally (75%)
Almost Always (85%)
Always (99%)
Immediately recalling specific instructions
(Required)
Never (1%)
Seldom (12%)
Occasionally (25%)
Half the time (50%)
Generally (75%)
Almost Always (85%)
Always (99%)
Immediately recalling multiple instructions
(Required)
Never (1%)
Seldom (12%)
Occasionally (25%)
Half the time (50%)
Generally (75%)
Almost Always (85%)
Always (99%)
Not only recalling information, but also the order of sequence of the information
(Required)
Never (1%)
Seldom (12%)
Occasionally (25%)
Half the time (50%)
Generally (75%)
Almost Always (85%)
Always (99%)
When delayed recollection (1 hour or more) of simple information (words, word spelling, numbers) is required
(Required)
Never (1%)
Seldom (12%)
Occasionally (25%)
Half the time (50%)
Generally (75%)
Almost Always (85%)
Always (99%)
When delayed recollection (1 hour or more) of simple instructions is required
(Required)
Never (1%)
Seldom (12%)
Occasionally (25%)
Half the time (50%)
Generally (75%)
Almost Always (85%)
Always (99%)
When delayed recollection (1 hour or more) or multiple instructions is required
(Required)
Never (1%)
Seldom (12%)
Occasionally (25%)
Half the time (50%)
Generally (75%)
Almost Always (85%)
Always (99%)
When delayed recollection (24 hours or more) is required
(Required)
Never (1%)
Seldom (12%)
Occasionally (25%)
Half the time (50%)
Generally (75%)
Almost Always (85%)
Always (99%)
Listening Condition:Auditory Attention Span
If extended listening is required, how often do you experience difficulty in being attentive to what is being said?
When listening time is less than 5 minutes
(Required)
Never (1%)
Seldom (12%)
Occasionally (25%)
Half the time (50%)
Generally (75%)
Almost Always (85%)
Always (99%)
When listening time is 5 to 10 minutes
(Required)
Never (1%)
Seldom (12%)
Occasionally (25%)
Half the time (50%)
Generally (75%)
Almost Always (85%)
Always (99%)
When listening time is over 10 minutes
(Required)
Never (1%)
Seldom (12%)
Occasionally (25%)
Half the time (50%)
Generally (75%)
Almost Always (85%)
Always (99%)
When listening in a quiet room
(Required)
Never (1%)
Seldom (12%)
Occasionally (25%)
Half the time (50%)
Generally (75%)
Almost Always (85%)
Always (99%)
When listening in a noisy room
(Required)
Never (1%)
Seldom (12%)
Occasionally (25%)
Half the time (50%)
Generally (75%)
Almost Always (85%)
Always (99%)
When listening first thing in the morning
(Required)
Never (1%)
Seldom (12%)
Occasionally (25%)
Half the time (50%)
Generally (75%)
Almost Always (85%)
Always (99%)
When listening at the end of the day, before supper time
(Required)
Never (1%)
Seldom (12%)
Occasionally (25%)
Half the time (50%)
Generally (75%)
Almost Always (85%)
Always (99%)
When listening in a room where there are also visual distractions
(Required)
Never (1%)
Seldom (12%)
Occasionally (25%)
Half the time (50%)
Generally (75%)
Almost Always (85%)
Always (99%)
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Email
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Country
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Niger
Nigeria
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Pitcairn
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Réunion
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
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Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
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Sierra Leone
Singapore
Sint Maarten
Slovakia
Slovenia
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Somalia
South Africa
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria Arab Republic
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania, the United Republic of
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
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