de Wit, Ellen

Luinge, Margreet

Steenbergen, Bert

van der Schans, Cees

van Dijk, Pim

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ResultsChildren with suspected APD have significantly poorer communication performance (parent report), poorer listening skills (teacher report), and poorer working memory and auditory and visual skills (Table 1 and Figure 1-3). No differences were found between groups in age, nonverbal IQ, and total scores of the auditory processing tests.Background and aimChildren with difficulties in listening and understanding speech despite normal peripheral hearing, can be diagnosed with Auditory Processing Disorder (APD). However, there are doubts about the validity of this diagnosis. The aim of this study is to examine the differences in performance between children with suspected APD and TD children on tests of communication, auditory processing, nonverbal intelligence, working memory, and visual & auditory attention.Are suspected auditory processing disorders in children aged 8-12 years related to attention, working memory, nonverbal intelligence and communication abilities? Ellen de Wit1,2, Pim van Dijk2, Bert Steenbergen3,4, Cees P. van der Schans1,5, Margreet R. Luinge1,21.Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen, Research Group Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing, Groningen, The Netherlands2.University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Groningen, The Netherlands3.Radboud University Nijmegen, Behavioural Science Institute, Nijmegen, The Netherlands4.Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia5.University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Groningen, The NetherlandsHealthy ageingCHAPPS: Children’s Auditory Processing Performance Scale; GCC: General Communication Composite; CCC-2-NL: Children’s Communication Checklist 2nd edition; CELF-4-NL: Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals 4th edition; SN: Speech-in-Noise.a Test mean 100, SD 15; b Pass range: +36 to -11, At-risk range: -12 to -180; c Score ≥104 = percentile score <10; d %correct scoreTable 1. Demographic and behavioral characteristics of the participants.0100200300400500600RT1RT3RT5RT7RT9RT11RT13RT15RT17RT19RT21RT23RT25RT27RT29RT31RT33RT35RT37RT39RT41RT43RT45RT47RT49Reaction	Time	(ms)StimulusVisual-SusAPD Auditory-SusAPD Visual-TD Auditory-TDFigure 3. Visual and Auditory Attention, mean reaction time (ms) per stimulus for each group. Contact details  Ellen de Wite.de.wit@pl.hanze.nl @TiwleConclusionThere is a difference between children with suspected APD and TD children. Children with suspected APD perform insufficient on	tests	of	working memory, and have a slower response to auditory and visual attention tasks. Parents of children with suspected APD report difficulties in communication and teachers assess the children of being at risk for listening difficulties. There is lack of evidence for the validity of a pure auditory deficit.Suspected APDMean (SD)Typically developing childrenMean (SD)PGender #Males:#Females 7:2 7:14 0.025Age (months) 114.4 (13.5) 118.8 (13.8) 0.436Nonverbal IQa 106.7 (12) 114.6 (9) 0.055CHAPPS total scoreb -55 (22.7) 5.1 (16.6) 0.000GCC score CCC-2-NLc 101.6 (14.2) 69.6 (16.9) 0.000Working Memory Index (CELF-4-NL)a 83.3 (15.7) 109.2 (10.6) 0.001SN -2dBd 71.9 (10.5) 76.4 (10.3) 0.279Filtered Speechd 69.4 (13.9) 76.2 (11.2) 0.171Binaural Fusiond 68.2 (14.6) 76.7 (14.4) 0.169Dichotic Speechd 64.4 (14.3) 71.7 (10.7) 0.132Figure 1. Mean subscale scores CHAPPS. Pass range: >-1; At-risk range: between -1 and -5. Figure 2. Mean subscale scores CCC-2. Test mean 10, SD 3; Score >13 = -1 SD of the meanMethodsIn a case-control study we examined 9 children who reported listening difficulties in spite of normal peripheral hearing (suspected APD group) and 21 typically developing (TD) children, ages 8.0 to 12.0 years. In this study we assessed: § History, behavioral symptoms of ADHD, and communication skills (CCC-2-NL) with parental questionnaires.§ Listening skills with a teachers questionnaire (CHAPPS-NL).§ Auditory processing (Speech-in-Noise, Filtered Speech, Binaural Fusion, Dichotic Listening).§ Nonverbal Intelligence (Raven’s Coloured Progressive Matrices).§ Working Memory (CELF-4-NL).§ Auditory and Visual Attention (WAF test, Vienna Test System; Schuhfried).

Poster: Are suspected auditory processing difficulties in children aged 8-12 years related to attention, working memory, nonverbal intelligence, and communication abilities?

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Poster: Are suspected auditory processing difficulties in children aged 8-12 years related to attention, working memory, nonverbal intelligence, and communication abilities?

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