EdPlace offers thousands of interactive learning resources from year 1 to GCSE, made accessible for children with SEND. We’re here to help support your child through their learning journey. We understand that finding the type of support your child may need can be daunting.
Mandy, our Head of SEND provides a generalised overview on some of the most common questions when it comes to supporting your child’s education.
Please note: It’s important to remember that each diagnosis is unique to the individual. There are personal, LA and regional differences in diagnostic routes and available interventions.
If concerned your child has symptoms of APD, and you wish to pursue a diagnosis, you should seek professional advice from your GP, Health Visitor or SENCo to ensure you’re referred to the correct services in your area.
APD is the slow processing of instructions given verbally due to the signals in the brain not interpreting the information appropriately.
For detailed and specialist APD advice visit https://www.kidshealth.org/en/parents/central-auditory
Some of the behaviour and symptoms you may see are:Every individual will have their own unique set of natural abilities, difficulties and experiences within a diagnosis.
Slow processing
Instructions can be misheard or misinterpreted, so you may receive a confusing and inappropriate response to a verbal instruction. This is due to the brain still processing what you have said and your child not ‘hearing’ the entire sentence.
Frustration
Processing can be slow and conversations tend to move fast, so you may find that your child gets easily frustrated or loses interest quickly, as they are not following what you are saying efficiently.
Hearing
Your child may say that they can’t hear properly, and although they can hear perfectly well, it may be the only way that they can describe their symptoms.
APD Superpowers
We think it’s time to shine a light on the positive traits and strengths, and champion each individual’s differences!
People with APD have their own personal attributes and skills on top of APD superpowers, such as reading facial expressions and problem solving! Ensuring that they pick up on any visual clue to help put auditory information into context, and being able to piece together an instruction without all of the information.
Additional support
Your child will discover their own techniques for coping over time and by adulthood they may not display all or any signs of APD.
EdPlace educational resources support students with APD
All of these features can help your child with APD to engage in learning, discreetly using their personalised preference to help them reach their full potential.
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