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    Assessment of auditory processing disorder in children using an adaptive filtered speech test (2013)

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    http://hdl.handle.net/10092/13444
    
    Publisher's DOI/URI
    https://doi.org/10.3109/14992027.2013.802380
    
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    INFORMA HEALTHCARE
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    1499-2027
    1708-8186
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    English
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    Rickard N.A.
    Heidtke U.J.
    O'Beirne, Greg A. cc
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    Objective: One type of test commonly used to assess auditory processing disorder (APD) is the 'filtered words test' (FWT), in which a monaural, low-redundancy speech sample is distorted by using filtering to modify its frequency content. One limitation of the various existing FWTs is that they are performed using a constant level of low-pass filtering, making them prone to ceiling and floor effects that compromise their efficiency and accuracy. A recently developed computer-based test, the University of Canterbury Adaptive Speech Test- Filtered Words (UCAST-FW), uses an adaptive procedure intended to improve the efficiency and sensitivity of the test over its constant-level counterparts. Design: The UCAST-FW was administered to school-aged children to investigate the ability of the test to distinguish between children with and without APD. Study sample: Fifteen children aged 7-13 diagnosed with APD, and an aged-matched control group of 10 children with no history of listening difficulties. Results: Data obtained demonstrates a significant difference between the UCAST-FW results obtained by children with APD and those with normal auditory processing. Conclusions: These findings provide evidence that the UCAST-FW may discriminate between children with and without APD with greater sensitivity than its constant-level counterparts. © 2013 British Society of Audiology, International Society of Audiology, and Nordic Audiological Society.

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    Rickard NA, Heidtke UJ, O'Beirne GA (2013). Assessment of auditory processing disorder in children using an adaptive filtered speech test. International Journal of Audiology. 52(10). 687-697.
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    Keywords
    Science & Technology; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology; Otorhinolaryngology; AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; Audiology; auditory processing disorder; speech perception; hearing disorders; speech acoustics; TEMPORAL CUES; LANGUAGE; INTELLIGIBILITY; DISCRIMINATION; RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION
    ANZSRC Fields of Research
    32 - Biomedical and clinical sciences::3202 - Clinical sciences::320217 - Otorhinolaryngology
    17 - Psychology and Cognitive Sciences::1702 - Cognitive Science::170204 - Linguistic Processes (incl. Speech Production and Comprehension)

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