Guest guest Posted February 16, 2002 Report Share Posted February 16, 2002 My son was evaled by an OT-not the school one- and she found DSI and feels CAPD. We ordered the CDs and certain headphones and the CD player had to have a random button and she marked where the sound should be....I thought that only an audiologist could actually give the diagnosis....but we started everything our OT suggested. Nolan had an appt on Xmas Eve morning for the CAPD-around 3 hours- and she did an audiological first and found fluid in his right ear and had to stop the test as it would not show the true results. He has been on zrytec and we will run in for a tempanogram and then schedule the CAPD test.....and also he is 6(7 in July) and usually I believe they give it at 7 .....hope this helps....he hated the listening as he said it hurt.....I cannot explain it since i guess I don't have CAP problems as it does not hurt me....my husband on the other hand had to take the earphones off and his eyes watered and an immediate headache and he had a hard time explaining the feeling...but it was uncomfortable to say the least....He was diagnosed ADD 30 years ago, but I have no doubt that he also had auditory processing probs....at least that part didn't come from my side..LOL....have a nice weekend...Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2002 Report Share Posted July 30, 2002 > I think parents sometimes stop talking to their kids because they > don't get an indication one way or another that their child is > listening. Don't make that common mistake. > Amen. > > Another big deficit for him is auditory processing. I think that is > half of his frustration. I highly recommend going through the Fast ForWord program if your child is able. http://www.scientificlearning.com/ My oldest had horrible CAPD, but we saw huge gains after Fast ForWord. I got my medical insurance to pay for it after 6 months of badgering and a very well prepared appeal, but it saved me $2,000. Please contact me if you want more info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2002 Report Share Posted July 30, 2002 what insurance do you have? independent or group? good for you that you got fastforward paid. i never dreamed they would pay but i will try next time around. barb --- Logan Falls <rsfalls@...> wrote: > > I think parents sometimes stop talking to their > kids because they > > don't get an indication one way or another that > their child is > > listening. Don't make that common mistake. > > > Amen. > > > > > Another big deficit for him is auditory > processing. I think that is > > half of his frustration. > > I highly recommend going through the Fast ForWord > program if your child > is able. > http://www.scientificlearning.com/ > My oldest had horrible CAPD, but we saw huge gains > after Fast ForWord. > I got my medical insurance to pay for it after 6 > months of badgering and > a very well prepared appeal, but it saved me $2,000. > Please contact me > if you want more info. > > > > ===== Barb Katsaros barbkatsaros@... __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2002 Report Share Posted July 30, 2002 there was just a message re. auditory processing but no message came through. could you try again? barb --- Haregroup@... wrote: > > ===== Barb Katsaros barbkatsaros@... __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2002 Report Share Posted July 30, 2002 Barb Katsaros wrote: > what insurance do you have? independent or group? > good for you that you got fastforward paid. i never > dreamed they would pay but i will try next time > around. barb Hi Barb, At the time I had Prudential POS (it was owned by Aetna at that time, but the policy was still written by Prudential.) It was a group, through Raytheon, but Raytheon was not self-insured at the time. I won the appeal because: 1- I was determined to win. 2- I had an independent SLP write a letter stating her opinion that FF was concentrated receptive language training, much more efficient and cost-effective than if a human supplied the therapy. 3- I had a reading/educational specialist write a letter stating that FF was not a " reading program " . This is the one thing the insurance company will use to get out of paying. 4- I had the audiologist who tested my son for CAPD write a letter recommending FF. 5- I supplied as many articles on the subject (that supported my view) as I could find. 6- I video taped someone actually doing FF to show that it was sounds, not words, and therefore not a " reading program " . 7- I was able to show the results of my son's success in the program. (This should not matter, but it does.) There were 3 members on the panel. The person voting against me was the rep from Prudential (big surprise, huh?) The independent SLP and the " average objective " person voted for me. If you go to appeal, you really want to know (in advance) who will be on the panel and then find out everything you can about the panel members. You want that panel to be fair. Most (US) states have certain laws regulating appeals, and unfortunately if your insurance does not fit into the state's protective laws, it could be useless to appeal. You must also be very certain to find out if your group insurance is really self-insured by the employer, but administered by Aetna, United, BCBS, or the like....this changes all the rules, and usually not in your favor. If you are in a self-insured (by the employer) situation keep going up the Human Resources ladder pleading your case. Sometimes they will waive exclusions (and pay) just to get rid of you- be persistant and assertive, but not demanding or rude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 Hi all, My son is also exhibiting signs of CAPD. Is this a direct result of ?? Audra >From: " stocmom " <stocmom@...> >Reply- > >Subject: Re: bowel movements >Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2003 17:46:24 -0000 > >Hi , > >Auditory Processing Disorder was suggested to me by some of her >therapists (I didn't know the abbreviation). She definitely hears >well, but sometimes you have to repeat yourself 3 times to get her >to do something. > >Jess > >--- In , " LINDA ANAGNOSTAKOS " <lsa5885@m...> >wrote: > > Hi Jess, > > > > There is no reason why you can't expect the same or more progress. >I believe that with the right medical diagnoses and treatment these >kids can recover, IMHO! CAPD is Central Auditory Processing >Disorder. hears perfectly fine but he does not process the >information he hears correctly. It's like hearing underwater. One >ear hears and processes just fine, but the other, in our case, does >not process well at all. It's confusing for his brain to make sense >of two different messages. This is how it was explained to us. >There's a ton of information regarding this disorder on the web. > > > > Take care, > > > > > > === message truncated === > > > > Responsibility for the content of this message lies strictly >with > > the original author, and is not necessarily endorsed by or the > > opinion of the Research Institute. > > _________________________________________________________________ Take advantage of our best MSN Dial-up offer of the year — six months @$9.95/month. Sign up now! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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