What does CAPD mean in DISEASES

Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD), is an auditory disorder which affects how an individual's brain processes sound. It can cause difficulty understanding spoken information and recognizing subtle differences in sound.

Symptoms vary based on age and range from being easily distracted by background noise, struggling to understand language and speech, having difficulty comprehending instructions or following conversations, and difficulty distinguishing subtle sounds.

All individuals can be affected by CAPD regardless of age or gender. It is most commonly seen in children but adults can also experience the disorder.

A diagnosis of CAPD is made through a variety of tests focusing on auditory processing, including word recognition tests, speech-in-noise tasks, memory tasks, phonemic tasks, dichotic listening tasks, temporal ordering tasks and so forth.

Yes, there are various strategies that have been found to improve communication difficulties related to CAPD. These include specific compensatory strategies such as learning verbal improvement techniques and communication strategies like repeating instructions more clearly or providing visual cues alongside verbal instruction.