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Quantitative Assessment of Cortical Auditory-tactile Processing in Children with Disabilities

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Auditory processing disorder and auditory/language interventions: an evidence-based systematic review.

Marc E Fey¹, Gail J Richard, Donna Geffner

¹University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, MO, USA. mfey@kumc.edu

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|September 17, 2010

Summary

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Evidence for auditory and language interventions in children with auditory processing disorder (APD) is limited. While some improvements are noted, the evidence base is insufficient for clear clinical guidance.

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Area of Science:

Pediatric audiology
Speech-language pathology
Developmental disorders

Background:

Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) affects school-age children.
Interventions aim to improve auditory and language skills.
Existing evidence for efficacy requires critical evaluation.

Purpose of the Study:

To systematically review and evaluate the peer-reviewed literature on intervention efficacy for children with APD.
To assess the quality of evidence for current interventions.

Main Methods:

Conducted comprehensive searches across 28 electronic databases.
Analyzed 25 relevant studies.
Categorized studies by research phase and ranked them by methodological quality.

Main Results:

Limited support for auditory and language interventions improving auditory functioning in children with APD.
Improvements observed are not clearly attributable to the auditory components of interventions.
Evidence for positive effects on spoken and written language functioning is also limited.

Conclusions:

The current evidence base is insufficient to guide speech-language pathologists in treating children with APD.
Cautious skepticism is advised until more robust evidence emerges.
Clinicians using auditory interventions must monitor clients' spoken and written language status closely.