AUDITORY PROCESSING
WHAT CAN IT HELP WITH?
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Speech and language delays and difficulties
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Clumsiness
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Forgetting simple instructions
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Difficulties with reading and reading comprehension
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Vision Based Reading Difficulties
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Hypersensitive hearing (often associated with autism)
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Poor concentration
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Bedwetting
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
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Attention deficit disorder (ADD)
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Sensory processing disorder (SPD)
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Auditory processing disorder (APD)
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Poor working memory
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Poor spatial awareness
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Anxiety
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Anger
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Regular audiograms simply measure hearing loss, but our more advanced audiogram will assess how a person hears, potentially revealing hidden difficulties which may be impacting speech, learning and behaviour.
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For example, hypersensitive hearing can make it impossible to phase out background noises, making a person highly distractible. This can also lead to anxiety issues and social withdrawal.
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For others, the test may show that not all sounds are being heard at the same volume. For such people, listening to language is a bit like listening on a mobile phone in an area of poor reception.
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We also check for any dyslaterality. This means that some people tune into one ear for some sounds and the other ear for different sounds. This can have the result of flipping the order in which sounds are processed by the brain, resulting in speech and language problems or poor auditory processing.
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The Johansen Technique uses specially modulated music in order to ‘retrain’ the ears to hear in a more balanced way and resolve any anomalies.