Dr. Braun is a clinical audiologist and a credentialed educational audiologist with nearly 30 years of experience, including completing comprehensive (central) auditory processing evaluations in private and educational settings. She founded the Auditory Processing Center of Pasadena in 2005 to provide comprehensive (central) auditory processing evaluations for children and adults while educating patients and their families as to each individual's specific deficits and strengths. Dr. Braun is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, a member of the Educational Audiology Association, and a guest lecturer at Cal State Northridge.

Dr. Braun joins me today to discuss what she wishes that parents knew at the point of looking for and accessing the services their child needs and how to manage the process so that it works for them. She describes why she chose this fascinating career pathway and the route she took into the educational audiology profession. Dr. Braun also details why ‘auditory processing’ is an umbrella term and discusses some of the other learning differences, such as ADHD and dyslexia, that also connect with difficulties in processing sounds.


“Our brain is what they call plastic doing auditory training with a young child versus older children. Getting your children assessed young is the key, and getting intervention completed young is the key.” - Dr. Bea Braun


This week on The Different Learners Podcast:

●What is an auditory processing disorder, and how you test for it
●What happened in the world of education in 2008 that made Dr. Braun decide to move to private practice
●Why there are so many similarities between ADHD, auditory processing disorders, and dyslexia
●What to look for as a parent if you think your child may have auditory processing issues
●Programs that parents can do at home, and how to ask your school to move forward with an assessment
●The specific tests and interventions parents should be asking for


Connect with Dr. Bea Braun:

●Auditory Processing Center of Pasadena website
●Dr. Bea Braun on LinkedIn
●Auditory Processing Center of Pasadena on Facebook

Connect with Different Learners:

●Different Learners website
●Different Learners on Instagram