Autism & Hearing Differences

This session explores auditory processing and how sound affects communication, regulation, and access. It distinguishes hearing ability from auditory processing and focuses on practical environmental adjustments.

This session provides a certificate worth 1 hour of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

By completing this CPD course, participants will demonstrate that they can:

• Understand auditory processing and how it differs from hearing experiences.
• Recognise signs of auditory overload and distress responses.
• Identify environmental factors that increase auditory demand.
• Understand why we see auditory oversensitivity so often in autistic people.
• What auditory support works and what strategies can help total sensory demand.