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

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    Rickard N.A.
    Heidtke U.J.
    O'Beirne G.A.
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    2013
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10092/13444

    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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    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
     
    Field of Research::11 - Medical and Health Sciences::1103 - Clinical Sciences::110315 - Otorhinolaryngology
     
    Field of Research::17 - Psychology and Cognitive Sciences::1702 - Cognitive Science::170204 - Linguistic Processes (incl. Speech Production and Comprehension)
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