However, these people tend to be in a minority, even among speech-language pathologists. When evaluating a child with a suspected CAPD, it is important to use a interdisciplinary approach since CAPDs rarely are found in isolation of other problems. As with so many topics dealing with CAPD, treatment is controversial. There are several different approaches. If you feel that this is a linguistic problem, you would more than likely treat it as a language disorder or delay.
Some people treat the CAPD by instituting some type of sound or listening training.
Recent research in young children who are at risk for a CAPD at the University of California-San Francisco showed promise in improving auditory processing ability. However, this research is still preliminary. Probably, the most common approach is to modify the child's environment. Verbally he had no clue what we were talking about. We started pulling out bowls from the kitchen cabinet and making rafts from popsicle sticks.