[senco-forum]Developinglistening skillsinsecondarypupils-Eddie'sCD

Hi Rik,

The definition coined for Auditory Processing by Frank Katz (one of  the most 
eminent worldwide Auditory Processing Disorder experts) is "making  sense of 
what we hear"... so you at least agree on something!

"I suspect that her motive is simply to get the word APD on
the screen  of often as possible. This is a harmful and not a
helpful ploy which is  damaging the undoubted cause of APD. I
know that many other, former and  current list contributors
have expressed the same sentiment."

Was this an on-forum comment about me because I seem to have missed that  
post...or was it a private one? Perhaps those who feel so inclined should  then 
have the gumption to say so on the forum instead of privately emailing  behind 
people's backs, but then to do so privately means that people don't know  who 
they are....I assume they are the same people who have bought and used  
Eddie's CD-roms without question.

My motive is simply to answer questions relating to APD, which people like  
Eddie are unable to even consider let alone answer and many of the questions  
asked on this forum DO relate to APD; to educate those that know little  about 
it, to make sure that some children do not have to suffer any longer from  the 
bigotry and ignorance of those who may teach them and refuse to  believe they 
have a problem...the tone of my emails mirrors the tone of the  posts I read.

Support APDUK or not, that is your choice, it will make no difference  to the 
facts....someone cannot make such inflammatory comments such as to  deny APD 
exists as Eddie has done and state they don't care what problems a  child has 
so long as his program works and seriously expect them to be ignored  on an 
SEN forum.  That is extremely flippant and irresponsible.

The comment " I do not take  dyslexia into account when developing any 
remedial 
literacy tool " says it  all!

Best  wishes,
Aly

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