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Excerpt From 'Sound of Hope' by Lois Heymann and Rosie O'Donnell

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In the "Sound of Hope," authors Lois Heyman and Rosie O'Donnell offer a guide for parents to improve the language and listening skills of children with auditory processing disorder.

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Only Online: Rosie O'Donnell's New Cause

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After watching her now-10-year-old son Blake struggle to communicate in the first grade, Rosie discovered he had Auditory Processing Disorder. Now she wants more parents to learn the signs of this treatable condition. Get more details as Rosie is joined by *The Sound of Hope* author Lois Kam Heymann.

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Little-Known Disorder Can Take a Toll on Learning

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Parents and teachers often tell children to pay attention — to be a “good listener.” But what if your child’s brain doesn’t know how to listen?

That’s the challenge for children with auditory processing disorder, a poorly understood syndrome that interferes with the brain’s ability to recognize and interpret sounds.

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Magazine spread featuring an article titled "Kids Who Can't Believe Their Own Ears" by Rhea Becker, discussing speech-language therapy for children with auditory processing disorder. The spread includes a photo of Lois Kam Heymann, a speech-language therapist, and her client, Blake, a young boy, in a therapy session with two women engaged in a conversation in a therapy room.

Kids Who Can’t Believe Their Own Ears

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The Link Between Language and Auditory Processing

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