LDE 87: Why Teens Tune Out: Auditory Processing and the Hidden Disconnect - Jessyka Coulter

What if your teen isn’t ignoring you, but their brain simply can’t keep up with what it’s hearing?

In this episode, Jill Stowell, founder of Stowell Learning Center, joins study skills expert Jessyka Coulter to reveal how weak auditory processing skills can cause students to lose focus, struggle with listening, and be mislabeled as inattentive or lazy. You’ll hear a real auditory processing simulation, learn why sound frequencies affect behavior and motivation, and discover how the brain can be retrained to listen and learn with clarity and confidence.

In this episode:

• What auditory processing disorder (APD) really is and how it differs from ADHD
• Why students who “tune out” or struggle with note-taking may actually be battling sound confusion
• How sound therapy and active auditory training can permanently improve listening, focus, and learning

Resources mentioned:

• Free Auditory Processing Screening Checklist – https://StowellCenter.com/Newsletter
• Learn more about APD – https://StowellCenter.com/APD
• Stowell Learning Center – https://StowellCenter.com
• Jessyka Coulter – https://AceCookieTutoring.com