Piers Dawes|Dvm Bishop
Psychometric profile of children with auditory processing disorder and children with dyslexia
University of Manchester|University of Oxford
aim address controversy exists extent auditory processing disorder apd separate diagnostic category distinctive psychometric profile rather reflection general learning disabilitychildren apd diagnosis n25 compared children dyslexia n19 battery standardised auditory processing language literacy nonverbal intelligence quotient measures well parental report measures communicative skill listening behaviour followup subset children included parent report screening questionnaire asperger syndrome childhood asperger syndrome testthere similarly high levels attentional reading language problems groups one peculiarity apd group discrepancy parental report poor communication listening skill disproportionate expectations based standardised test performance followup assessment suggested high levels previously unrecognised autistic features within apd groupchildren diagnosed audiological experts apd likely broader neurodevelopmental disorders would benefit evaluation multidisciplinary team