Parents are always saying “be a good listener” to their children, but can you Imagine you just can’t! How difficult to learn if, you have to “learn how to learn”. Another normal reaction by parents is ‘Why don’t you listen?’ ” The truth is. “They were listening, but they weren't hearing the right thing.”

Usually, a child with APD has normal hearing but the brain interprets what it hears as if there were a delay or distortion to the sound. This in turn makes it difficult for the child to comprehend what has been said and therefore he/she is not able to retain the information, thereby affecting their short-term memory. So, although your child may be hearing everything that is said, he/she may be struggling to process the meaning of it.

Children with APD will often have trouble focusing on schoolwork, multi-task instructions and surprisingly even every day socializing. Children tend to retreat in social scenarios so as not to make any mistakes that will permit them to be ridiculed. Their self-esteem can be greatly affected. 

This is the regular process of hearing:

This is what happens in a child/adult with APD:

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