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Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research Vol.41 355-373 April 1998.
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Central Auditory Processing Disorder in School-Aged Children

A Critical Review

Anthony T. Cacace 1
Dennis J. McFarland 2

1 Departments of Surgery and Neurology Albany Medical College Albany, NY
2 Wadsworth Center New York State Department of Health Albany, NY

anthony_cacace{at}ccgateway.amc.edu

The rationale to evaluate for central auditory processing disorder (CAPD) in schoolaged children is based on the assumption that an auditory-specific perceptual deficit underlies many learning problems including specific reading and language disabilities. A fundamental issue in this area is whether convincing empirical evidence exists to validate this proposition. Herein, we consider the issue of modality specificity by examining the extent to which reading, language, and attention disorders in schoolaged children involve perceptual dysfunctions limited to a single sensory modality. Difficulty in validating CAPD as a diagnostic label is due in large part to use of the unimodal inclusive framework, which has biased the diagnosis to favor sensitivity of test results over documenting the specificity of the deficit. Indeed, empirical research documenting modality-specific auditory-perceptual dysfunction in this population is scarce. Therefore, the existing literature on this topic has not clarified the "true" nature of the problem, and has left many questions about this disorder unanswered. It is argued that demonstrating modality specificity is one way to rule out supramodal disorders as explanations for observed dysfunction. Multimodal perceptual testing is one logical approach to help clarify this area of investigation.

KEY WORDS: central auditory processing disorder, dyslexia, dysphasia, attention deficit disorder, otitis media

Submitted on November 12, 1996
Accepted on November 17, 1997


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