title: The influence of (central) auditory processing disorder in speech sound disorders.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Considering the importance of auditory information for the acquisition and organization of phonological rules, the assessment of (central) auditory processing contributes to both the diagnosis and targeting of speech therapy in children with speech sound disorders.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To study phonological measures and (central) auditory processing of children with speech sound disorder.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical and experimental study, with 21 subjects with speech sound disorder aged between 7.0 and 9.11 years, divided into two groups according to their (central) auditory processing disorder. The assessment comprised tests of phonology, speech inconsistency, and metalinguistic abilities.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The group with (central) auditory processing disorder demonstrated greater severity of speech sound disorder. The cutoff value obtained for the process density index was the one that best characterized the occurrence of phonological processes for children above 7 years of age.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The comparison among the tests evaluated between the two groups showed differences in some phonological and metalinguistic abilities. Children with an index value above 0.54 demonstrated strong tendencies towards presenting a (central) auditory processing disorder, and this measure was effective to indicate the need for evaluation in children with speech sound disorder.
authors.affiliation: Sciences of Rehabilitation Program, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Tatiane Faria
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Barrozo
authors.affiliation: Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Program, Department of Physical Therapy, Speech-Language and Audiology and Occupational Therapy, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luciana de Oliveira
authors.initials: Lde O
authors.lastname: Pagan-Neves
authors.affiliation: Sciences of Rehabilitation Program, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vilela
authors.affiliation: Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Program, Department of Physical Therapy, Speech-Language and Audiology and Occupational Therapy, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Renata Mota Mamede
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Carvallo
authors.affiliation: Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Program, Department of Physical Therapy, Speech-Language and Audiology and Occupational Therapy, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: hfwertzn@usp.br.
authors.forename: Haydée Fiszbein
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Wertzner
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D013067:Speech Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D066229:Speech Sound Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology
keywords: Articulation disorders; Auditory perception; Avaliação; Evaluation; Percepção auditiva; Percepção da fala; Speech perception; Transtornos da articulação