Auditory Processing Disorder in Relation to Developmental Disorders of Language, Communication and Attention: A Review and Critique

Autor/inn/en	Dawes, Piers; Bishop, Dorothy
Titel	Auditory Processing Disorder in Relation to Developmental Disorders of Language, Communication and Attention: A Review and Critique
Quelle	In: International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 44 (2009) 4, S.440-465 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1368-2822
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Learning Disabilities; Identification; Foreign Countries; Criticism; Classification; Language Processing; Reading Difficulties; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Clinical Diagnosis; Evaluation Methods; Interdisciplinary Approach; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Ausland; Kritik; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Sprachverarbeitung; Reading difficulty; Leseschwierigkeit; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität
Abstract	Background: Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) does not feature in mainstream diagnostic classifications such as the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition" (DSM-IV), but is frequently diagnosed in the United States, Australia and New Zealand, and is becoming more frequently diagnosed in the United Kingdom. Aims: To familiarize readers with current controversies surrounding APD, with an emphasis on how APD might be conceptualized in relation to language and reading problems, attentional problems and autistic spectrum disorders. Methods & Procedures: Different conceptual and diagnostic approaches adopted by audiologists and psychologists can lead to a confusing picture whereby the child who is regarded as having a specific learning disability by one group of experts may be given an APD diagnosis by another. While this could be indicative of co-morbidity, there are concerns that different professional groups are using different labels for the same symptoms. Conclusions & Implications: APD, as currently diagnosed, is not a coherent category, but that rather than abandoning the construct, we need to develop improved methods for assessment and diagnosis, with a focus on interdisciplinary evaluation. (Contains 2 tables and 2 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10