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Auditory Processing Disorder Factsheet (for Schools) for Parents
What teachers should know about APD, and teaching strategies to help students who have the disorder.
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Health Care Providers: Audiologists for Parents
An audiologist is a health care professional who studies and treats hearing and balance problems.
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Gliomas for Parents
A glioma is a type of brain tumor that starts in glial cells, which support the nerve cells of the brain and spinal cord. Doctors treat most gliomas with surgery alone or combinations of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.
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Hearing Loss for Parents
Kids who have hearing loss, or hearing impairment, have trouble hearing or understanding some or all sounds. It’s best to catch hearing problems right away, because treatment is more successful if it starts early.
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Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder (ANSD) for Parents
Some kids have hearing loss due to auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD), a problem in the transmission of sound from the inner ear to the brain.
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Auditory Processing Disorder for Parents
Kids with APD can't understand what they hear in the same way other kids do. That's because their ears and brain don't fully coordinate. But early diagnosis and a variety of strategies can help them.