What Speech-Language Pathologists Need to Know About Auditory Processing Disorder.

Purpose: To consider whether auditory processing disorder (APD) is truly a distinct clinical entity or whether auditory problems are more appropriately viewed as a processing deficit that may occur with various developmental disorders. Method: Theoretical and clinical factors associated with APD are...

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Publicado en:Language, Speech & Hearing Services in Schools Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 265 - 273
Autor principal: Kamhia, Alan G.
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Jul2011
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          Auditory Perceptual Disorders Diagnosis
          Speech-Language Pathology Methods
          Language Processing
          Treatment Outcomes
          Rehabilitation of Persons with Hearing Loss Methods
          Diagnosis, Differential
          Language Disorders
          Reading Disorders
          Comorbidity
          Debates and Debating
          Professional Practice, Evidence-Based
          Research Priorities
          Practice Guidelines
          Hearing Tests Utilization
          Speech and Language Assessment
      ab: Purpose: To consider whether auditory processing disorder (APD) is truly a distinct clinical entity or whether auditory problems are more appropriately viewed as a processing deficit that may occur with various developmental disorders. Method: Theoretical and clinical factors associated with APD are critically evaluated. Results: There are compelling theoretical and clinical reasons to question whether APD is in fact a distinct clinical entity. Not only is there little evidence that auditory perceptual impairments are a significant risk factor for language and academic performance (e.g., Hazan, Messaoud-Galusi, Rosan, Nouwens, & Shakespeare, 2009; Watson & Kidd, 2009), there is also no evidence that auditory interventions provide any unique benefit to auditory, language, or academic outcomes (Fey et al., 2011). Conclusion: Because there is no evidence that auditory interventions provide any unique therapeutic benefit (Fey et al., 2011), clinicians should treat children who have been diagnosed with APD the same way they treat children who have been diagnosed with language and learning disabilities. The theoretical and clinical problems associated with APD should encourage clinicians to consider viewing auditory deficits as a processing deficit that may occur with common developmental language and reading disabilities rather than as a distinct clinical entity.
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