A jovial picture book that fosters understanding about people with differences, What Did You Say? creates a fun environment for learning about neurological disorders. ~ Forward Clarion Review
What Did You Say?
A book about Central Auditory Processing Disorder
I want to increase public awareness of this condition so that children who have CAPD can get the support they need to succeed, both in school and in life.
No media attention has been paid to this condition, and few audiologists specialize in diagnosing CAPD. As a result, its true prevalence in children is unknown and estimates vary substantially (1% to 6%). Like dyslexia, this condition affects a person’s ability to communicate, but it affects the process of understanding sounds and speech, instead of letters. CAPD can be acquired during adulthood due to a variety of causes, and estimates of its prevalence in older adults vary from 23 % to 76%.
Symptoms of CAPD in children include:
reading, spelling, and/or learning problems
difficulty following complex auditory directions
inconsistent or inappropriate responses during oral communication
difficulty comprehending speech that is rapid, indistinct or in a noisy environment
delayed processing of speech
poor auditory memory
possible speech and language delay or disorder
missed social cues
More information about CAPD is available from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
“What Did You Say?” will be my second illustrated children’s book. I am now preparing a Kickstarter campaign to provide copies of my book to libraries and schools.
For sale through Freisen Press and other retailers
