[Auditory processing disorder (APD): first normative data for the standardised diagnosis in school-age children]

Publikation

[Auditory processing disorder (APD): first normative data for the standardised diagnosis in school-age children]

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 01.05.2007

Wohlleben B, Rosenfeld Jochen, Gross M

Zitation

Wohlleben B, Rosenfeld J, Gross M. [Auditory processing disorder (APD): first normative data for the standardised diagnosis in school-age children]. HNO 2007; 55:403-10.

Art

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Deutsch)

Zeitschrift

HNO 2007; 55

Veröffentlichungsdatum

01.05.2007

eISSN (Online)

1433-0458

Seiten

403-10

Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

BACKGROUND
Disorders in auditory processing have gained importance over the past 10 years. A first consensus statement defined this disorder and described several of its features. At the present stage of research, tests are missing to discriminate between normal and disturbed auditory processing development.

MATERIAL AND METHODS
A total of 142 children from the second and third grades (105 control group, 37 patients) were examined for audiological, auditory and cognitive development, as well as speech and writing abilities.

RESULTS
For the first time, normative data were defined for children from 8-9 years of age, and characteristic aspects of auditory processing disorder (APD) could be quantified.

CONCLUSION
This study supplies a test-battery with important elements for diagnosing APD under defined conditions.