[senco-forum] Developing listening skills in secondarypupils-Eddie's CD

Eddie,

"I do  not know if any of the children had APD and quite frankly, I dont 
care.  
The condition is not well defined - a credible, objective means of  
establishing its existence/severity is not currently available nor indeed  is 
a credible, means of responding to it. I prefer to stand on firmer  ground 
which has the support of logic."

Now we have it from your own mouth.

Quite frankly I am DISGUSTED by this comment in behalf of all those that  
have APD, still suffer undiagnosed in school because of APD and will continue to  
suffer because of attitudes like yours. You should be ashamed. You are a  
so-called advocate of help for dyslexia when APD IS a major cause of  dyslexia 
and not to admit it is preventing millions of children getting the  right help. 
You have also discredited and invalidated the efforts of many  on this forum 
who try to help those with APD daily, many of whom buy your  products.

If APD did not exist, it would not be recognised in many of the countries  in 
the world such as the US.  _http://www.firn.edu/doe/bin00014/pdf/y2001-9.pdf_ 
(http://www.firn.edu/doe/bin00014/pdf/y2001-9.pdf) 

If it did not exist, my son would be able to function in a mainstream  
classroom. 

If it did not exist, the government would not have funded £12 million into  
researching accurate diagnostic testing for it and the Medical Research Council 
 Institute of Hearing Research would not have published this APD pamphlet, 
which  I'm sure you haven't read. 
_http://www.ihr.mrc.ac.uk/products/leaflets.php#apd_ (http://www.ihr.mrc.ac.uk/products/leaflets.php#apd) 

If it did not exist, it would not be necessary for people like me to have  to 
convince people  like you....believe me I wish to God it were not  necessary. 
I would love for nothing more than to not have to spend half my life  working 
to get APD recognised in the face of such crass and bigoted opposition  by 
those that should know better.

The Medical Research Council Institute of Hearing Research working  party on 
APD includes UK and internationally renowned experts, 
_http://www.thebsa.org.uk/apd/Home.htm_ (http://www.thebsa.org.uk/apd/Home.htm)  These  people are a 
FAR more credible body than your very suspect  logic of Eddie Carron.

I will not be  responding to any more of your emails, onlist or offlist, as 
it is now  apparent it is a waste of my time. You will never change your 
blinkered  view.

I truly feel sorry for you. 

Best wishes,
Aly

Chair Auditory Processing Disorder in  the UK/APDUK
www.lacewingmultimedia.com/APD.htm 
www.apduk.org