Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) SoftwareImprove listening and auditory comprehension skills with unlimited, independent computer-based auditory processing exercises for use at home or in the clinic. "The programs are producing results for my son, Jeremy. Thanks for a wonderful product."
-Paul Thornton The programs below for CAPD & APD and Auditory Processing and Auditory discrimination were designed and tested by certified speech-language pathologists (SLPs). They are not intended to replace your speech therapist, but can be used in with your therapist or at home for unlimited independent practice. User hears spoken instructions to move different color, size and shape objects on the screen. Over 500,000 exercises at 200 difficulty levels with pre-recorded human speech. Also provides patient with spoken feedback after an incorrect answer ("You're moving the Red Square, you should be moving the Blue Rectangle"). Great for impulsivity (often present in Attention Deficit Disorder, ADD). If the user begins the exercise before listening to the full instructions, the program stops, tells them to wait for the instructions, and then repeats the instructions. Like most of our programs, it doesn't have "eye candy" which would distract children and annoy adults. Children still find it engaging because of the human voice an interactive feedback such as "You're moving the shapes in the wrong order, try again." Appropriate for age 4 to adult.  Understanding Questions Out User hears a question (spoken in a human voice) and must select an appropriate answer. Over 5,000 exercises in 3 difficulty levels. Appropriate for ages 10 to adult.  Aphasia Tutor 1+: Words Out Loud Appropriate for children older than 4 up thru adults.  Understanding Questions OutLoud This was also originally designed to improve written word retrieval, but in the deluxe version the written cue (phrase, definition, or sentence) may be hidden, and the child types an answer based on hearing a phrase, sentence, or definition, and completing it. > Auditory discrimination: a central auditory processing skill involving differentiating among phonemes—the smallest significant units of sound in a language. Phonemes are combined into words. Example: the word "goes" is made up of three phonemes: "g," "oh," and "zzz." Auditory discrimination is part of phonology which, in turn, is one of the five components of language. Auditory discrimination is one component of central auditory processing skills or auditory perception. The other components are as follows: - auditory memory: the ability to recall a sequence of auditory stimuli or phonemes auditory
 Sights'n Sounds auditory comprehension: the ability to comprehend and interpret information that is presented orally
Works on the patient's ability to say sounds or words. Shows them a picture, word and/or speaks the word (in a human voice). Then they repeat the sound back and hear their own speech and the model sound for comparison. Especially helpful for children with auditory discrimination difficulties. In the deluxe version, you may create a custom lesson to work on differentiating trouble sounds (i.e., children who have difficulty distinguishing /w/ from /r/, /p/ from /b/, etc.). You can record lists of words, one at a time, which contain the two sounds to be contrasted. The program speaks a single word aloud, records the child repeating it, and then plays back what they said immediately followed by the model. The printed word can then be displayed for them, so they can see which word they were trying to imitate. For example, if a child hears the word "ring" but says "rain," they get to hear the model a second time after hearing themselves, and then see the word "ring" in print. For readers, this can really boost their sound-letter association, as well as help them to understand their errors.
Appropriate for ages 4 to adult. Didn't see what you needed?We're working on new Auditory Comprehension programs. If you didn't see what you needed above, please contact us and let us know what you're looking for. Some of our most popular programs are based on customer suggestions. And if we don't have it, we may be able to suggest something from another company. Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) (previously known as "Central Auditory Processing Disorder" (CAPD)) is not a hearing impairment, it's a random inability to process what is heard. Persons with this condition often: - have trouble paying attention to and remembering information presented orally;
- have problems carrying out multi-step directions given orally;
- have poor listening skills; and
- need more time to process information.
It appears to others as a problem with listening. A child with APD may be accused of "not listening". This information from the definition of Auditory Processing Disorder from the Wikipedia. |
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