According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, auditory processing disorders refer to a specific range of disorders related to how the central nervous system uses auditory input. Diagnosing auditory processing disorders in...
A child who doesn't listen frustrates parents and teachers. Cathryn Tobin, MD, at iVillage says, "Not listening is right up there at the top of the list of things that drive parents crazy." Generally, however, a child who doesn't listen can be...
Children and adolescents are instructed to learn a massive amount of information in order to prepare them for life after school. While this may be standard and simple for some children, many others experience learning disabilities due to memory...
Difficulty in the classroom is sometimes the result of a learning disability. A learning disability is the result of differences in a child's brain structure or function, according to the University of Michigan Health System's online guide for...
Toddlers from 18 to 20 months who use fewer than 10 words, and toddlers from 21 to 30 months who use fewer than 50 words without combining them, can be classified as "late talkers," according to a review in "Contemporary Pediatrics." While most of...
Kernicterus is brain damage caused by high levels of bilirubin in the brains of newborn infants. Kernicterus is caused by high levels of bilirubin in a baby's blood, a condition known as jaundice, or hyperbilirubinemia, according to the Merck...
Auditory memory is the ability to not only understand and process information presented orally, but also to recall it when needed. In many children with auditory memory problems, the root cause is in the processing phase. Children may not be able...
Auditory processing disorder affects approximately 5 percent of school age children, according to KidsHealth. The cause of this disorder isn't clear and can be challenging to diagnose accurately. Also known as central auditory processing disorder...
Part of healthy growth and development is eating right and getting all of the vitamins and minerals you need. Without enough vitamins and minerals, you risk a deficiency that can affect your health, including hearing. Vitamins and minerals can be...
Visual processing problems occur as a type of learning disability seen particularly among children in the first through fifth grades. Children in these grades are learning fundamental concepts of reading, spelling and mathematics and may have...
Sensory processing disorder, a neurological problem that impacts learning and behavior, used to be called sensory integration disorder. These kids are described as "oversensitive, picky, clumsy, spacey, impulsive, difficult or quirky." They have...
Asperger's---sometimes called "high functioning autism" because the person has average or above average intelligence---is considered a form of the neurologically based syndrome autism. As with autistic individuals, the person with Asperger's...
Auditory memory involves the ability to take in information that is presented orally and process it, store it into memory and recall it later. Children depend on auditory memory for their development, as they constantly receive verbal instructions...
Literacy, or the ability to read and write, starts developing in infancy. Newborns hear sounds and start to piece together the language spoken in their home as they grow. Though the average age that a child learns to read is 6 or 7, some children...
Ear ringing, also known as tinnitus, has affected 10 percent of the American population in the past year, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. This condition is a symptom of an underlying problem with...
Most children have acute hearing from the time they are born; however, 2 to 3 in every 1,000 children in the United States are born with hearing problems, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Since the...
Tinnitus is an ear condition characterized by ringing in the ears and is commonly treated with a combination of medical techniques and medications. There are also a number of homeopathic and alternative medicine products that manufacturers purport...
