Auditory Processing Disorder Help in Pasadena
Evaluating and building listening skills, one to one.
At our Pasadena center on North Lake Avenue, for families across the San Gabriel Valley.
When Listening Takes Everything Your Child Has
Some children work twice as hard to get half the information. They catch some words and miss others, then try to connect the dots. By the end of the school day they are worn out, and by homework time there is nothing left.
Often the cause is auditory processing: the way the brain perceives and makes sense of what the ears hear. It is not a hearing problem, and it is not a lack of effort. It can show up as trouble with reading, comprehension, attention, mood or friendships.
At our Pasadena center on North Lake Avenue, we evaluate auditory processing as part of every assessment and build the listening skills that are weak, one to one.
Why Listening Affects So Much More Than Hearing
Good auditory processing depends on taking in a broad range of sound frequencies. When the brain doesn’t process the full range, the effects show up in different ways.
Is It Auditory Processing?
These are common signs. Many children have only a few, and only an evaluation can tell you what is really going on.
At Home and With Friends
- Often asks you to repeat things
- Mishears and then misunderstands
- Struggles to follow conversations in noisy places
- Has trouble knowing where a sound is coming from
- Often feels anxious or lost, or withdraws in groups
At School
- Has trouble following oral directions
- Seems not to be paying attention
- Has difficulty with phonics, reading or spelling
- Gets tired during listening tasks
- Has trouble sounding out or pronouncing words
Read more in our guide: Auditory Processing Disorder: Signs, Testing and Treatment
How We Help Pasadena Families
Free Call
Talk with a Learning Specialist for about 30 minutes about what you are seeing and what you have already tried.
Functional Evaluation
One-to-one testing of auditory processing and the other skills that support learning, at our Pasadena center or remotely.
Your Written Plan
Clear results and a personalized plan, including what we recommend and what it costs.
One-to-One Training
Sound-based listening training and structured lessons with our clinicians, reviewed and adjusted as skills improve.
The Programs We Use
Developed by Jill Stowell
- AST-Reading and Spelling
- AST-Comprehension
- AST-Comprehension and Study Skills
- AST-Language
Listening Programs
- The Listening Program
- inTime
- iLs (Integrated Listening Systems)
- Safe and Sound Protocol
What Changes
- Clearer, more accurate listening
- Comprehension and verbal expression
- Phonemic awareness, reading and spelling
- Attention and confidence
“I had a big suspicion that she had an auditory processing problem but when I asked the ‘experts’ for help, they didn’t know where to begin.”
A Stowell parent
What It Costs
Functional Evaluation
One-time fee, required for new students
Signature Program
Per month, sessions three to five times a week
Intensive Program
An accelerated version of the Signature Program
These are starting prices. The exact price depends on the hours and length of your child’s plan. Programs are private pay, and financing options are available.
Stowell Learning Center, Pasadena
123 North Lake Avenue, Suite 100
Pasadena, CA 91101
Monday to Friday, 10 am to 7 pm
Saturday, 8 am to 5 pm
Serving the San Gabriel Valley and Foothills
Families come to our Pasadena center from Pasadena, Altadena, San Marino, Arcadia, Monrovia, Temple City, Sierra Madre, La Cañada Flintridge and Glendale.
Live farther away? Ask about our online learning programs.
Auditory Processing Questions
What is auditory processing?
Auditory processing is not hearing. It is the way the brain perceives and thinks about the information that comes in through the ears. A child can pass a hearing test and still have weak auditory processing.
Do you diagnose auditory processing disorder?
No. We don’t provide an official diagnosis. Our Functional Evaluation shows the types and extent of auditory challenges affecting your child’s learning so we can build those skills. A formal diagnosis comes from an audiologist.
Why does my child seem anxious or tired after school?
Listening takes a lot of energy when the information coming in is spotty. Many children with weak auditory processing are easily exhausted, avoid group settings or feel lost, and those feelings often ease as listening gets easier.
Can the evaluation be done remotely?
Yes. The Functional Evaluation can be done at our Pasadena center or remotely. Your Learning Specialist will talk through the options with you.
Do you take insurance?
Programs are private pay. Financing options are available, and our Learning Specialists can walk you through costs on the free call.
Talk With a Learning Specialist
The call is free, takes about 30 minutes, and there is no obligation.
Or call our Pasadena center at 626-808-4441