[Auditory processing disorder (APD): first normative data for the standardised diagnosis in school-age children].
BACKGROUND
Disorders in auditory processing have gained importance over the past 10 years. A first consensus statement defined this disorder and described several of its features. At the present stage of research, tests are missing to discriminate between normal and disturbed auditory processing development.


METHODS
A total of 142 children from the second and third grades (105 control group, 37 patients) were examined for audiological, auditory and cognitive development, as well as speech and writing abilities.


RESULTS
For the first time, normative data were defined for children from 8-9 years of age, and characteristic aspects of auditory processing disorder (APD) could be quantified.


CONCLUSIONS
This study supplies a test-battery with important elements for diagnosing APD under defined conditions.
Wohlleben
B
B
Klinik für Audiologie und Phoniatrie, Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Berlin. baerbel.wohlleben@charite.de
Rosenfeld
J
J
Gross
M
M
D001308:Auditory Perceptual Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013068:Speech Production Measurement / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data