"Why don’t you listen?” Paying attention vs. hearing (Peter’s story)

Peter Jones used to feel better about saying he had a hearing
problem rather than considering ADHD. When he was a child in the
90s, adults thought his “listening problem” was because he
couldn’t hear. Turns out, Peter does have some trouble hearing
lower frequencies, but that didn’t explain his other symptoms.
 


Now, Peter knows he has ADHD and is not afraid to say it. On this
episode, Host Laura Key and Peter discuss what it means when a
child is “listening,” and how auditory processing comes into
play.  


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