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

Publication

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

Journal Paper/Review - May 1, 2007

Wohlleben B, Rosenfeld Jochen, Gross M

Citation

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.

Type

Journal Paper/Review (Deutsch)

Journal

HNO 2007; 55

Publication Date

May 1, 2007

Issn Electronic

1433-0458

Pages

403-10

Brief description/objective

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.