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Quantitative Assessment of Cortical Auditory-tactile Processing in Children with Disabilities
Published on: January 29, 2014
Auditory processing in children with normal and disordered speech
Victor Gandra Quintas1, Tiago Mendonça Attoni, Márcia Keske-Soares
1Santa Maria Federal University, Brazil. vgquintas@hotmail.com
Unlabelled:
Phonological speech disorders are characterized by abnormal development towards the adult target pattern; its etiology is unknown. It is thought the this condition results from auditory processing disorders involving the abilities required for human beings to understand what is heard.
Aim:
To investigate the relationship between auditory processing and the acquisition of disordered or normal speech, drawing comparisons between these profiles.
Material And Method:
A prospective, contemporary, cross-sectional study comprising a sample of 44 subjects aged 5 to 7 years; two groups were formed: a study group (SG) comprising children with disordered speech acquisition, and a control group (CG) consisting of children with normal speech acquisition. A simplified evaluation of auditory processing was undertaken: the PSI test in Portuguese; the speech-in-noise test; the binaural fusion test; the dichotic digit test; and the staggered spondaic word test (SSW).
Results:
There was a statistically significant difference between the two groups; the SG scored worse than the CG in all the tests. The PSI test only - with a 100% success rate - scored equally in both groups.
Conclusion:
Auditory processing may affect speech development.
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