For each of the four tests the test-retest reliability was found to be satisfactory. For many people, living with APD is like trying to listen on a cell. Auditory processing disorder in adults may manifest as poor listening skills, poor reading comprehension, or miscommunication that causes trouble with coworkers, partners, family and friends. In children, it can be caused by developmental disorders and conditions including glue ear or epilepsy. APD makes it difficult to understand and interpret information presented orally. It can affect children as well as adults. The normative cut-off values were obtained from 158 children (75 boys and 83 girls, aged 6-16 years), whereas the test-retest reliability was obtained from 20 children (10 boys and 10 girls, aged 6-11 years).įor each of the four tests one to four different cut-off values were determined depending on whether the scores from the two ears and the different age groups could be pooled. About Our Facilities What is auditory processing disorder APD is a hearing condition caused by the brain not interpreting sounds correctly. The tests were evaluated through listening experiments on children with no known history of auditory problems. The battery consists of four behavioural tests: the filtered words (FW) test, the dichotic digits (DD) test, the gap detection (GD) test and the binaural masking level difference (BMLD) test. An auditory processing disorder is a broad term used to describe a variety of different auditory challenges rather than a single event. APDs affect the auditory areas of the brain. The tests were evaluated as to normative cut-off values (pass-fail criteria) and their test-retest reliability. Auditory processing disorders (APDs) are referred to by many names: central auditory processing disorders, auditory perceptual disorders, and central auditory disorders. This study presents a Danish test battery for auditory processing disorder (APD).
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