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Post by fc11 on Nov 16, 2010 14:26:36 GMT -5
I understand many parents have children with CAPD, hence I hope some of you can confirm my observation of my DD on whether it is due to CAPD.
DD was diagnosed with CAPD last year.
DH didn't care much of what CAPD meant. However, he noticed that DD could hear people whispered even when he couldn't hear.(His non-medical diagnostic was that because DD could hear the voice hence she was easily distracted. He didn't consider it as a disability. LOL)
This past year, DD was more interested in watching TV. I noticed when she was alone in the living room, she set the volume so low that if I did not pay special attention, I wouldn't know what was spoken. (When she was younger she had no interest in watching TV).
Is it a common symptom of CAPD? I couldn't find any mentioning of this.
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Post by wimom on Nov 16, 2010 15:59:20 GMT -5
TO LOUD!! yup, my daughter dosn't like loud noise either -- my husband has acused me of raising our daughter in a tomb LOL -- really he just dosn't have a problem with the noise and enjoys rock music blairing and I long ago told him to stick it in his ear (head phones!) and we live peacefully. As for the tv the volume is set at "20" which seems to be at the low end of the scale. DD hates noisy stores, resturants, heck gym is giving her a tough time lately with the noise and all the distractions and having to follow directions in the noisy envronment.
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Post by momfromma on Nov 16, 2010 16:43:25 GMT -5
My son dislikes loud noises as well, as well high-pitched and screechy noises. When he was younger, all it would take to bring a meltdown was to bring him in a noisy and crowded environment. Nowadays, he spends his days with headphones on his heads (not connected to anything) and he says he cancels the noise.
One of our joke is that he will never work in KG or in lower grades because he really cannot stand young kids talking. and it is true that, when he listens to videos in his room, I can never hear them.
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Post by Mayleng on Nov 16, 2010 18:15:19 GMT -5
My son does not like it too. Thru' testing, it was found that while he had Tolerance Fading Memory type CAPD, his hearing was also superior to the point it hurt him. He used to freak out at cinemas, fourth of July fireworks, school bells, fire alarms etc. It did get better as he got older.
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Post by michellea on Nov 16, 2010 18:41:22 GMT -5
Mine hates loud noises. I have a fairly loud voice and laugh, and it really bothers him sometimes. Ditto for sudden loud explosive noises like alarms, fireworks, even dogs barking. And, he used to get very distracted by background noise. He seems to have outgrown that.
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Post by eoffg on Nov 17, 2010 3:06:52 GMT -5
This is one of the common sub-types of CAPD.
A LDL loudness decibel level test is used to identify the tolerance level, where normal is 85 to 90 decibels.
It can also occur in different frequency ranges.
The main therapy used to address it, uses daily exposure to pink or white noise generators or CDs. Which over time, slowly raises the LDL.
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Post by cobyseven on Nov 17, 2010 7:38:13 GMT -5
My daughter experienced this when she was younger, up to about age 10. We had a large house then, and she would ask us to turn the TV down even when she was all the way upstairs in her room with the door shut. She would have literal panic attacks at the sound of a fire alarm or fireworks. The good news is that she has DEFINITELY outgrown this, as witnessed by her music in her room today.  Oddly, listening to her IPOD with earphones seems to have helped this. Either that, or simple maturation. |
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Post by jw on Nov 17, 2010 13:09:57 GMT -5
Hi,
My ds also has CAPD and has excellent hearing. We used to joke that he could hear you unwrap a candy bar from the other end of the house. He had some sensitivity to noise when he was younger but has grown out of it. He is 15 now, and is in the marching band so gets LOTS of noise during practice.
I think (just a mom's opinion) that sometimes with these sensitivities we need to give our kids some exposure to the things that bother them so they can build up a tolerance. DS has been in music classes since 4th grade and it has helped him tremendously.
Good luck, jw
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Post by Mayleng on Nov 17, 2010 13:41:12 GMT -5
LOL! my son's sensitivity got so much better, that his favorite genre in music is Heavy Metal. LOL! I never ever thought this would be the type of music he would enjoy if you had asked me when he was in 6th grade. He is now 15.
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Post by SharonF on Nov 18, 2010 13:39:02 GMT -5
My dd's experience has been more like jw's son. The candy wrapper story was a perfect fit. Like your dd, mine can also hear whispering from across the room. She doesn't hear the actual words but hears sounds--especially hear the "s" and "f" and "th" sounds.
M dd can also hear dog whistles and other high-frequency pitches that the human ear usually cannot hear. The audiologist said that's not uncommon with CAPDers.
My dd is a lip-reader. When she watches TV, she often shows the "closed-caption"--as long as the words on the screen match those being spoken. She'd rather read the words/watch the lips move...rather than have to listen for meaning. Because of that, she doesn't need the TV volume very loud.
Her CAPD and ADHD make auditory distractions more of a problem. So she usually studies with her iPod/headphones on. Seems to help her focus.
I don't have CAPD but I believe I have NLD. I absolutely despise laugh tracks during TV sit-coms. One reason is that the laugh track is always much louder than the dialogue. Also, the sound of the laugh tracks is more excruciating to me than fingernails on a chalkboard. I could easily handle the vuvuzelas during the World Cup but cannot handle laugh tracks. (I also cannot stand advertisers who yell during car commercials!)
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Post by empeg1 on Nov 18, 2010 21:07:01 GMT -5
Yes, my dd, who has sensory integration issues, was always sensitive to loud noise/voices. Then the teen years happened. You should hear how loud she likes to play her music!
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Post by maxco on Nov 28, 2010 11:03:58 GMT -5
My dd's experience has been more like jw's son. The candy wrapper story was a perfect fit. Like your dd, mine can also hear whispering from across the room. She doesn't hear the actual words but hears sounds--especially hear the "s" and "f" and "th" sounds. M dd can also hear dog whistles and other high-frequency pitches that the human ear usually cannot hear. The audiologist said that's not uncommon with CAPDers. My dd is a lip-reader. When she watches TV, she often shows the "closed-caption"--as long as the words on the screen match those being spoken. She'd rather read the words/watch the lips move...rather than have to listen for meaning. Because of that, she doesn't need the TV volume very loud. Her CAPD and ADHD make auditory distractions more of a problem. So she usually studies with her iPod/headphones on. Seems to help her focus. I don't have CAPD but I believe I have NLD. I absolutely despise laugh tracks during TV sit-coms. One reason is that the laugh track is always much louder than the dialogue. Also, the sound of the laugh tracks is more excruciating to me than fingernails on a chalkboard. I could easily handle the vuvuzelas during the World Cup but cannot handle laugh tracks. (I also cannot stand advertisers who yell during car commercials!) YES......the younger years were really tough, for my CAPD'er..the hardest thing about CAPD, is that the school does not accept or understand the disability...m has great hearing he has trouble filtering he hears everything at the same volume...he is not really able to filter out background noise...I heard a great story on NPR this week about it...how a mic will not be able to filter but our brains are able to do this...I think M has a difficult time with this... This semester the only class he is struggling in is GYM...although he loves sports his teacher finds him to be "inattentive"...could be the noise level in the gym... I think the school is trying to see this...M has made the honor roll and is doing well academically, but struggles in the classroom...at times.. When M goes to movies or sports events he uses ear plugs..... Something I find interesting is M enjoys music...he is able to distinguish instruments, in a band...(which I can not do...) I actually have poor hearing and am tone deaf...but my son is very good at tone...and seems to be very musical... This was a little shocking to me, when he expressed an interest in band...I did not think it was a great idea...but went with it...he actual took to it, and enjoys the band...(I was a nervous wreck think he would have a meltdown and come home crushed...(and we would be out about $90 for the rental...)  Another, we got a devise that emites a loud piercing noise when our dog barks.(that only the dog is suppose to hear)..M said he can hear the noise...(he keeps turning it off)..he can also he me whispering in another room...I was whispering to my husband last week in the kitchen about Christmas gifts...and M came in and answered a question a asked my husband...(I can not hear anything anyone whispers...in my ear...so this amazes me..) |
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Post by vp4 on Nov 28, 2010 11:26:27 GMT -5
There is a great group for Auditory Processing on Yahoo moderated by Maxine Young who is a highly respected audiologist. You may wish to join and ask questions.
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Post by fc11 on Nov 30, 2010 0:15:15 GMT -5
vp4,
I heard that Maxine Young's yahoo has not been active for a few years. Incidentally, I planned to send my kid for another eval and had considered her, it turns out she only sees children in the mornings and only during weekdays. Given it will be 3 weekdays, I could not take my kid out for so many days. I decided to send her back to her SLP who is dually certified for CAPD eval this past weekend.
I sent my kid for piano lesson when she was 5. She hated it, but she played quite well. It is the only area that she did not need any outside help besides attending the class. As she is in middle school this year, I had to stop her piano due to the course work. I suspected learning piano may have helped her, because she had to listen to the sound carefully.
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Post by vp4 on Nov 30, 2010 5:46:59 GMT -5
I am a member of that yahoo group. While it isn't active every day, I get group digest with posts from members frequently.
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Post by aworriedmom on Nov 30, 2010 14:07:47 GMT -5
My CAPD DD can also hear a pin drop but not neccessarily decode what was said across a room. She studies with her IPod on and headphones and she makes me turn off the tv even if I am downstairs and she is upstairs. Background noise in class drives her nuts.
fc11--p.m. me re: the CAPD expert you were considering.
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