Piers Dawes|Dorothy V. M. Bishop|Tony Sirimanna|Doris?Eva Bamiou
Profile and aetiology of children diagnosed with auditory processing disorder (APD)
University of Oxford|University of Oxford|Great Ormond Street Hospital|University College London|Great Ormond Street Hospital|University College London
auditory processing disorder apd characterised listening difficulties despite normal audiogram apd becoming ever widely diagnosed children though controversy definition diagnosis aetiology study sought describe presenting features investigate aetiological factors children diagnosed apd compared apd excludedmedical notes children referred specialist hospitalbased apd clinic reviewed relation presenting features potential aetiological factors32 children diagnosed apd 57 nonapd children compared reported similar symptoms similarly high rates comorbid learning problems aetiological factor including history otitis media adverse obstetric history familial history listening problems predicted apd group membershipchildren identified apd basis commonly used apd tests cannot distinguished basis presenting features aetiological factors examined one explanation learning problems exist independently auditory processing difficulties aetiological factors strong causal role apd however gold standard apd testing exists alternative explanation commonly used apd tests used selection criteria study may unreliable