[cva66snipe]

It's much more likely Central Auditory Processing Disorders compounded by sensory saturation. Primary cause? Childhood allergies especially sinus allergies and childhood chronic ear infections. The condition has likely always existed. But the sensory bombardment hasn't. Some kids with CAPD only have an hour or two concentration daily. Some have as little as a few minutes. Classrooms are set with tables scattered about the room rather than desk in a row thus these kids can not read the teachers lips. Kids with this often read lips faster then they can process them through their auditory system. The suspected kids need to see an Audiologist or Speech Pathologist to be tested for this.

[gitmo]

I watched a doctor testing my son. She asked him to touch his thumb with his finger. It took almost a minute for him to respond. Later in the test she said, “Do this” touching her thumb with her finger. He did so instantly.

She showed us how auditory language processing in him is very slow, but other processing is not.

Unfortunately none of the schools in Charlotte would work with him.

[Rutabega]

Wow, thanks for the information! I have an almost five year old who I joke is either going to be a super genius or criminal because she is so clever. She has had sinus issues her entire life, but allergy medicine tends to make her even more wired. She has the ability to completely focus on things, so I never really considered that she was a candidate for ADHD, though her concentration abilities are more limited than my other three kids. I will definitely be researching this issue, and thank you for your input!

[Fred Hayek]

I had wicked sinus infections in high school, the kind that felt like I was kicked with a steel toe boot. Some teacher concluded that I was on heroin.