APD Ottawa
2948 Baseline Road K2H 8T5 Ottawa, ON, Canada

If you've met me, you know I discourage screen time for entertainment. Check out these suggestions below!

I am really grateful for my Audiologist colleague who is seeing my clients during Covid. Made this for her-she loves wine.

SCREENTIME MANAGEMENT APPS!

..."the brain experiences physical pain from simply the thought of doing work it does not want to do..." very interesting!

Interesting information about online schooling and distractions.

Jeanane M. Ferre is always worth a read...thanks for reading!

Good info about how sound is affected by masks.

Tons of questions about this lately, and my two biggest things: 1 A late talker is younger than 30 months of age. 2 Even if a child is a late talker who ca...tches up, research indicates they are still likely to need assistance in the future, so go for the evaluation and accept intervention early on AND don’t be afraid to re-evaluate if you continue to have concerns after dismissal or not qualifying when young! ...Stay turned for tomorrow’s post for what the current research says is most likely to determine if a child is a late talker who catches up vs a child who continues to have delays!

Food for thought.

Currently working on another paper regarding APD and concussion as well. Thanks in advance to all those who answered our questionnaire.

Now is the time to ask for sound field systems in every elementary classroom!

Thanks for sharing, Achieve Therapy Centre!

Auditory Processing Disorder, although not a hearing loss as seen on a hearing test, is still a hearing impairment. The video below applies to children with APD as well.

This is what I tell each child I see. Registration is free for viewing. Limited til the 12th. Please watch and share.

Axel Scheffler has illustrated a digital book for primary school age children, free for anyone to read on screen or print out, about the coronavirus and the mea...sures taken to control it. Published by Nosy Crow - download from here https://nosycrow.com//released-today-free-information-boo/ See more

It’s easy to forget that not everyone finds video conference calls a natural way to meet during these times. There are some basic things you can do to help your... colleague or student with APD get the most out of teleconferences. 1. If you aren’t talking, mute your mic! Be aware of the background noise you might be contributing to the meeting. Are you coughing? Is your child screaming in the background? Solve this issue by taping the microphone icon in the bottom left corner of the screen. If you are the host of the meeting, make sure to mute the participants in case you notice that someone is unaware of the noise in their environment. 2. Make sure that lighting is bright in your room. If possible, sit facing a window allowing natural light stream in to highlight your face to give the person more audiovisual redundancy. 3. Only speak one at a time. Try not to talk over others, even if you’re trying to show agreement. 4. Provide a written plan for the meeting before it commences. Guide the meeting, so it’s obvious which agenda item you are covering at each moment. 5. Use the private chat box to the individual themselves to clarify things that have been covered and to make sure they are coping well in the meeting. 6. Don’t put the person on the spot to answer questions unless you’ve given them a heads up through the private chat box first. 7. Follow up the meetings with basic notes and transcripts, if possible. 8. Allow the employee to record the call (or record it for them) to review later. 9. Make sure your room has excellent acoustics. If you happen to live in a large home with hard surfaces, realize that this may sound echoey on the other end. Pick a smaller room with soft furnishings, carpet, and curtains for maximal effect. 10. Limit the length of meetings to cover what needs to be discussed. Please try not to let people go too off-topic as this may drain the mental energy of your co-worker with APD. Thanks for considering these things. Don’t hesitate to talk to the person directly, to come up with other ways to help them get the most from your interactions. Or, if you have another awesome tip, share it below! #zoom #apd #auditoryprocessingdisorder #thinkaudiology #audpeeps

Food for thought! #autismawarenessmonth