Sensory processing handbook – auditory hyposensitive
Potential signs | Potential impact | Strategies to assist with learning |
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Difficulty listening to and following instructions | Use the child's name to engage them | |
Can be slow to respond to questions or their name being called | Allow time for a response | |
Can often appear to not hear noise or be unresponsive to loud noise | Struggle to follow instructions | Give instructions in other forms of media - such as visual |
Difficulty pronouncing words, using prepositions and sequencing verbal instructions | Confusion as to what is happening and what is expected of them | Gain eye contact while giving instructions |
Can struggled to focus on foreground noise or to block out background noise | Poor memory recall | Request the child repeats instructions to make sure that they understand |