Is there a VISUAL form of 'auditory processing disorder'?

The National Center for Learning Disabilities provides an overview of visual and auditory processing disorders. Learn common areas of difficulty and how to help ... Attributes which children use to identify different objects include: color, form, shape, pattern, size, and position. read more

Yes. My son was diagnosed with autism, along with visual and central auditory processing disorder. He did not start speaking until he was around 4 and did not begin to read or tie his shoes until age 9. Although they told me over and over again that he would need care all his life and not even pass high school, I never stopped believing in him. read more

Visual and auditory processing are the processes of recognizing and interpreting information taken in through the senses of sight and sound. The terms,"visual and auditory processing" and"visual and auditory perception", are often used interchangeably. read more

A specific type of Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) in which there is difficulty attaching meaning to sound groups that form words, sentences and stories. While an APD affects the interpretation of all sounds coming into the brain, a Language Processing Disorder (LPD) relates only to the processing of language. read more