The Pros And Cons Of APD

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As academic demands increase in middle school, children with APD can struggle to develop reading skills. If their brain is working overtime to decode words, they don't understand the text. They might hate reading, won't even read the book that every kid in school is obsessed with and have weak reading comprehension. Besides that, they will have trouble following multi-step directions, especially in noisy settings. No matter what chores someone assigns, they only do half of what the person asks. When the teacher instructs APD students to take out the textbook, turn to page 21 and read the first paragraph, they will take out the textbook then stare into space. Students with this problem often struggle with tasks that require higher-level listening