Central Auditory Process Disorder

Central Auditory Process Disorder has been defined as having a language problem, a listening deficit or a perceptual disorder.

Common Features

A child with CAPD would most often have general intelligence and also the correct hearing sensitivity, however it may co-exist with hearing loss or with other cognitive or neurologic impairments.

Diagnosis

Diagnosing someone with CAPD is quite complex as it involves extensive testing before a final diagnosis. This can be divided into the initial screening and the secondary screening. In the initial screening, one may identify if the child has CAPD as suspected while in the secondary screening, it is determined if the child should be referred for an in-depth CAPD evaluation. Usually children with CAPD are referred to screening by their parents or teachers. Instruments used for testing include auditory processing screening tests and also teacher checklists.