The influence of (central) auditory processing disorder on the severity of speech-sound disorders in children

OBJECTIVE: To identify a cutoff value based on the Percentage of Consonants Correct-Revised index that could indicate the likelihood of a child with a speech-sound disorder also having a (central) auditory processing disorder. METHODS: Language, audiological and (central) auditory processing evaluations were administered. The participants were 27 subjects with speech-sound disorders aged 7 to 10 years and 11 months who were divided into two different groups according to their (central) auditory processing evaluation results. RESULTS: When a (central) auditory processing disorder was present in association with a speech disorder, the children tended to have lower scores on phonological assessments. A greater severity of speech disorder was related to a greater probability of the child having a (central) auditory processing disorder. The use of a cutoff value for the Percentage of Consonants Correct-Revised index successfully distinguished between children with and without a (central) auditory processing disorder. CONCLUSIONS: The severity of speech-sound disorder in children was influenced by the presence of (central) auditory processing disorder. The attempt to identify a cutoff value based on a severity index was successful.

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Main Authors:	Vilela,Nadia, Barrozo,Tatiane Faria, de Oliveira Pagan-Neves,Luciana, Sanches,Seisse Gabriela Gandolfi, Wertzner,Haydée Fiszbein, Carvallo,Renata Mota Mamede
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2016
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322016000200062
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