Dyslexia & auditory processing disorders

Our speech therapists help kids succeed in school by helping them develop skills needed for great learning in the classroom.​

Dyslexia


There are serious short and long‑term effects of dyslexia. Young children with dyslexia gain less pleasure from reading, and so read less. Educational development is often delayed because of the need for reading and writing and spelling skills throughout schooling. Academic failure and a lack of qualifications impacts on the occupational choices and opportunities in adulthood.


Things that influence better outcomes
  • Early intervention
  • High quality intervention
  • Strong oral language skills
  • Ability to maintain attention
  • Good family/carer support

Problems which may cause poorer outcomes:
  • Severity of phonological problems
  • Auditory processing disorder
  • Slow speed of processing
  • Lack of compensatory resources
  • Co-occurring learning difficulties
  • Late recognition and intervention
  • Poor teaching
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Auditory processing problems


​Auditory processing disorder (APD) makes it hard for kids to process auditory information (ie what other people are saying). 

​Symptoms of Auditory Processing Disorder
  • Poor listening skills
  • Speech and/or language and/or literacy problems
  • Problems discriminating similar-sounding speech sounds
  • Difficulty paying attention to and remembering information
  • Problems following multi-step directions
  • More time needed to process information
  • Difficulty listening in noise
  • Poor organization of verbal material
  • Difficulty with reading, comprehension, spelling and vocabulary
  • Low academic performance
  • Behavior problems
  • Ask speakers to repeat what they’ve said, or saying, “huh?” or “what?”
  • Be easily distracted, especially by background noise or loud and sudden noises
  • Struggle with oral (word) math problems
  • Find it hard to follow conversations
  • Have poor musical ability
  • Find it hard to learn songs or nursery rhymes
  • Have trouble remembering details of what was read or heard
Our speech therapists screen for literacy and auditory processing disorders as part of your child's speech and language intervention. We provide fun, engaging intervention programs based on the latest research. ​