My 9 year old son has an auditory processing disorder,also.It affects almost every aspect of his life.
MissJames, being he's nine years old, likely needed if not done: Has he been tested for physical sensory problems also? Normally the auditory is a sympton due to the physical. Does he react overly with certain types of material in clothing, becoming more agitated, refusal to wear items as their scratchy, don't feel right, too hot, things like this?
Last time I was involved, much research and developmental progress had been done in treating this condition. Does he use audio sounds like with headphones, music to soothe and deduce symptons during the course of a day? Keeping the home environment peaceful and almost clinical like (which is near to impossible, but can be achieved short term to benefit the child) being done?
Are you familiar with the brushing technique and balance swinging which offers so much comfort and balance for the child, helps them tremendously? If not, pm me and I'll tell ya about it. Works like miracles, surely they are. LOL :angel:
I know you probably are up on all techniques, but I want to encourage you to stay with them, at times it can be very deceiving in day to day routines that you can't see progress. But over time, the progress begins to show up steadily and surely. Hang in there, my daughter is now 21 years old, and only a trained professional eye can even see a flag indicator anything has ever been a problem in her development. She has 5 disorders along with another major/minor medical issue, but I am gratefully reporting my girl is as normal as they come now. Work, steadfast determination to help her, paid off. Days I would get depressed and think it's not working, but I can vouch, the processes do work, just not necessarily immediately.
I'm no doctor, but Misty has some things going on. Just don't know what exactly. I hope Ron isn't giving up on her because of this, because he doesn't understand and realize the extent. And I'm almost one hundred percent positive he isn't aware or know the magnitude this plays in Mistys everyday behavior. Understanding her, knowing and discovering any possible conditions should be the goal of her husband, family and herself along with LE since their investigating Haleighs disappearance and Misty was the last known person to see her.