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Auditory Processing Disorder: where to go for help

 

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<td colspan="2"> For more information about auditory processing disorder, including information about audiologists trained in diagnosing APD, consult the following sources:

_Web sites _

  • The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

1-800-638-8255

www.asha.org

Information, parent support, and an audiologist database.

  • National Coalition on Auditory Processing Disorders, Inc.

www.NCAPD.org

NCAPD

4304 Ivey Glen Ave.

Orlando, FL 32826

Support, online chat groups, conference listings, and more, plus interesting simulations of APD.

  • "Ladle Rat Rotten Hut"

www.exploratorium.edu/exhibits/ladle/index.html

From the Exploratorium Museum of Science, Art, and Human Perception. A simulation that invites you to hear and read the story of Little Red Riding Hood through the eyes and ears of someone with APD.

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<td colspan="2"> _Books _

<td valign="TOP"> Childhood Speech, Language and Listening Problems: What Every Parent Should Know

by Patricia McAleer Hamaguchi

A comprehensive guide to speech and language problems in children that includes a clear and concise chapter about auditory processing.

Wiley, $16.95

ISBN: 0471387533

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<td valign="TOP"> When the Brain Can't Hear: Unraveling the Mystery of Auditory Processing Disorder

by Teri James Bellis, Ph.D.

A comprehensive, in-depth look at a wide range of auditory processing problems in children and adults.

Atria, $14.00

ISBN: 0743428641

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