Auditory Processing Disorder

Thanks for your question. I can answer from personal experience but please understand I am not a medical professional and there could be a way for a child with hearing loss to still be tested.

However, my son is deaf in one ear. Last year, when he was having some difficulties in school he was tested for learning disabilities and was found to not be eligible for specials services in school. When speaking with a friend that is a school psychologist, she suggested having him tested for CAPD. I went to an audiologist that specializes in testing for CAPD and she was not able to test as she said she did not have the proper equipment to test someone that was not fully hearing. She suggested I contact Children's Hospital (of Philadelphia). I did.

I contacted: Children's Hospital, St. Christopher's Hospital, St. Joseph's Hospital (Reading, PA), and several other local children's hospitals/developmental centers. All told me that it was not yet possible to test a child for CAPD that was not fully hearing.

Instead, I have adopted some of the strategies listed in the article and requested the assistance of teachers, but at this time, it is impossible for me to get a diagnosis or a rejection of a diagnosis for my son.

Hope this helps

Eileen