Little Listeners

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A Full Service Auditory Clinic

We provide the loving care, comprehensive services and expert consultation needed to ensure a child is on the right path to effective listening skills.

Auditory Processing “cleans up” the incoming auditory message so that it is clear and consistent and ready for Receptive Language to apply meaning.

In simple terms, “Auditory Processing is what the brain does with what the ear hears.”

The Primary Auditory Skills necessary for effective Auditory Processing include:

Listening to speech in noise and/or ignoring background noise
Understanding distorted, accented, rapid speech or speech with missing parts
Understanding and listening effectively with both ears (Separating and Integrating information)
Understanding tonal and timing differences in speech

So, what happens when you are unable to effectively process auditory stimuli? The breakdown of these primary auditory processing skills will interfere with a listener’s ability to access appropriate receptive language skills and apply meaning effectively to the incoming auditory message

The impact can vary and the end result can be a variety of symptoms including but not limited to:

Misinterpretation of messages
Need for repetition
Awkward or inappropriate responses
Difficulty understanding tonal inferences in speech

Difficulty staying on task or staying focused
Frustration with communication
Excessive use of “huh” or “what”
Educational weaknesses

Auditory Processing is a foundational skill that can adversely affect higher order skills such as reading, language processing, attention and executive function. Attempts to remediate higher order skills when there are auditory processing deficits can lead to slow progress or the inability to master those skills that are trying to be trained.