Anyone who has adopted a child over the age of an infant should read this.
I adopted a 13 year old [now age 15] and am in the process of adopting a 10 year old from Kaz. My daughter has been having some behavior issues of late, and I have scheduled her to go in for a wide range of testing. I spoke this morning to the doctor who is doing her Auditory Processing Disorder [ADP] testing.
ADP is a problem with how the brain interprets what it hears. A person's hearing may be fine, but their perception may be off, and it may be ADP. They CAN treat this problem, so it's not a hopeless thing.
Certain clues told me she likely has ADP. My daughter frequently doesn't retain information. I'll tell her we're going to the store, we get in the car, and 5 minutes later she asks where we are going. She can't sing on key [or even close]. Her math teacher told me she could explain how to work a math problem to Alesia, and 10 minutes later she didn't remember it. Certain sounds [like a knife scraping a dinner plate] drive her nuts. She often complains about the tone of my voice if I'm brusque or businesslike.
The official tests are not for several weeks, but I am sure Alesia has ADP, to some degree. I did some research on the net, and found a scholarly article that is really informative.
http://www.nldline.com/lucker.htm
[if you scroll down to the bottom, you will see a list of things to look for in kids with APD - she has most of these]
Just so you know, ADP is often misdiagnosed as ADD or other things. So it's worth it to do a little research on this and get your child tested if you even suspect there may be a problem.
I have been pretty discouraged about Alesia's issues, but now I feel really hopeful.
I'd welcome input from anyone else who has some experience with this.
Dee