A Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) is a deficiency in the way the brain processes verbal/auditory information. Children and adults who have CAPD often struggle to understand the meaning of what is being said to them. Some people are born with CAPD, whereas other people acquire it later in life.
CAPD is caused by, but not limited to: premature birth, trauma, degenerative disorders, viral infections, lead poisoning, severe ear infections early in childhood, head trauma, and stroke.
Expressive language is an ability to express oneself. This usually refers to language expression through speech, but it also includes gestures, sign language, use of a communication board, and other forms of expression.
Receptive language disorder means children have difficulties understanding what is said to them. Other names for receptive language disorder include central auditory processing disorder and comprehension deficit.
Motor speech disorders, including apraxia and dysarthria, are the inability to speak properly when constructing sentences or saying single words. The coordination, timing and strength needed to speak words is affected.
The study of the rules that govern and describe how language is used during different situations, in light of its context and environment.
A condition typically accompanied by deficiencies of speech and language development, as well as nonverbal communication. Difficulties interacting with other people and are common.
Loss of language abilities and function as a result of brain damage. It may affect comprehension and/or expression of verbal language, as well as reading, writing, and mathematics.
A cognition impairment is a communication problem that can result from damage to regions of the brain that control your ability to think (cognition). This damage can impair your ability to transform thoughts into meaningful speech, writing, or gestures.
The child shows deficits in strength and movement of the jaw, lips, tongue, and cheeks.
Dysphagia (feeding disorders / picky eaters) is the medical term for difficulty in swallowing.
Achieve Hearing & Rehabilitation, Inc. strives to provide therapeutic programs based on the most current research. Achieve has partnered with Advanced Brain Technologies (ABT) to enable people to obtain a home program that can exercise the brain, BrainBuilder is your personalized brain fitness program.
Children, teens, adults and seniors can use the program in the home, classroom or workplace. Completely portable and easy to use, The Listening Program fits easily into anyone's schedule and only requires 15 to 30 minutes of daily listening.
PROMPT (Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets) is a tactile-kinesthetic approach that uses touch cues to a patient's articulators (jaw, tongue, lips) to manually guide them through a targeted word, phrase or sentence. The technique develops motor control and the development of proper oral muscular movements.
Hearing loss can affect relationships, education, productivity, and most importantly, emotional well being.
During the comprehensive evaluation you will be seen by an Audiologist that is licensed in the state of Texas and is certified by the American Speech Language Hearing Association. The audiologist will help you understand your hearing loss and help you choose the perfect hearing aid.
Children, teens and adults benefit from BrainBuilder (a home program that can exercise the brain, BrainBuilder is your personalized brain fitness program) by mapping a rich network of connections between brain cells that become stronger through practice and experience. This will make learning easier and lead to greater achievement today and later in life. Read more →
All children go through eating stages. Between the ages of 2 and 3 years old children may demonstrate a fear of new foods which they do out grow. However other children may be Picky or Resistant Eaters - they do not out grow the fear of foods. Read more →
The development of communication skills begins in infancy, before the emergence of the first word. Any speech or language problem is likely to have a significant effect on the child's social and academic skills and behavior. Read more →
Children who were trained in quiet learned to produce the word forms more accurately than those who were trained in noise. Clear speech resulted in more accurate word form productions than plain speech, whether the children had learned in noise or quiet. Learning from clear speech in noise and plain speech in quiet produced comparable results. Read more →
