Relationship between auditory processing disorder and difficulties

Abstract

Purpose: investigate whether schoolaged children with auditory processing disorder have reading comprehension difficulties. Methods: The sample covered in this study embraces 40 children with auditory processing disorder ranging in age from 8 to 12 years. The children were examined by means of peripheral and central hearing evaluation. Later, the children were submitted to an evaluation of the reading comprehension. The statistical analysis was carried out using VARBRUL program. Results: The results indicated that a total of 23 (57%) children exhibited reading comprehension difficulties. Concerning the subprofiles, the decoding one were the most affected in children with reading comprehension difficulties. Conclusions: This study demonstrates that children with auditory processing disorder exhibit reading comprehension difficulties.