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a. Auditory Processing Disorders vs. Language Processing Deficits in Children: Same or Different |
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Jay R. Lucker - Howard University - Washington, DC
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2005 |
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| - Other Language Impairment |
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Many communication specialists do not see a difference between auditory processing and language processing. Others make the differentiation but question whether a child could be identified as having an auditory processing disorder (APD) without having a language disorder. This question led to the following study.
Review of comprehensive APD and language evaluations for over 200 children revealed that many had similar presenting symptoms, but some performed poorly on auditory processing tests while performing within normal limits on language tests whereas others were found to have the reverse profile. This poster session presents the data of 3 groups of 2 children per group in which the children were of the same gender, age, IQ, and grade level, but one subject in each group was found to have a APD with normal language abilities while the other had the reverse profile. The conclusion drawn is that children can have APD without language problems and vice versa supporting an hypothesis that APD is a separate disorder from semantic/syntactic language deficits.
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