Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD)

As an umbrella term for a number of issues that affect the hearing process, individuals with Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) do have normal hearing levels, however, their brain is unable to process and audio information and make sense of what they're hearing.

CAPD can affect both adults and children, making it difficult for them to understand language due to certain levels of auditory signal distortion. Certain key characteristics of CAPD in children are their inability to distinguish speech from noisy environments cearly, finding it difficult to follow directions and conversations, poor decoding skills, distraction as well as learning difficulties.