One very common type of visual perceptual disability is related to doing things when the eyes have to tell the hands or legs what to do. When such information is unreliable, activities like catching a ball, jumping rope, doing puzzles, or using a hammer and nails become difficult or impossible. A child who misperceives distance or speed, or whose brain misdirects the body, may miss the ball completely. As with visual perception, your child may have difficulty with one or several aspects of auditory perception. Those who have difficulty distinguishing subtle differences in sounds will misunderstand what you are saying and respond incorrectly.
Some children have difficulty with auditory figure-ground .
He or she might be watching television in a room where others are playing or talking. You are in the kitchen and call out to the child. It appears that the child never listens or pays attention. Some children cannot process sound input as fast as normal people can. If you speak at a normal pace, the child may miss part of what you are saying.