Application of Preschool Auditory Processing Assessment Scale in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2302042
- Author:
Yu-Ying SUN
1
;
Hui-Qin ZHU
;
Pan-Ting LIU
1
;
Huan-Xi LIN
1
;
Zheng-Lu XIAO
1
;
Xin-Yue YU
1
;
Jun QIAN
1
;
Xia CHI
1
;
Qin HONG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Child Health, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University/Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing 210004, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder;
Auditory processing;
Preschool child
- MeSH:
Child, Preschool;
Humans;
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity;
Schools;
Auditory Perception
- From:
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
2023;25(8):824-830
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES:To investigate the characteristics of auditory processing (AP) in preschool children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) using Preschool Auditory Processing Assessment Scale (hereafter referred to as "auditory processing scale").
METHODS:A total of 41 children with ADHD and 41 typically developing (TD) children were assessed using the auditory processing scale, SNAP-IV rating scale, and Conners' Kiddie Continuous Performance Test (K-CPT). The auditory processing scale score was compared between the TD and ADHD groups. The correlations of the score with SNAP-IV and K-CPT scores were assessed.
RESULTS:Compared with the TD group, the ADHD group had significantly higher total score of the auditory processing scale and scores of all dimensions except visual attention (P<0.05). In the children with ADHD, the attention deficit dimension score of the SNAP-IV rating scale was positively correlated with the total score of the auditory processing scale (rs30=0.531, P<0.05; rs27=0.627, P<0.05) as well as the scores of its subdimensions, including auditory decoding (rs=0.628, P<0.05), auditory attention (rs=0.492, P<0.05), and communication (rs=0.399, P<0.05). The hyperactivity-impulsivity dimension score of the SNAP-IV rating scale was positively correlated with the hyperactivity-impulsivity dimension score of the auditory processing scale (rs=0.429, P<0.05). In the children with ADHD, the attention deficit dimension score of the K-CPT was positively correlated with the total score (rs30=0.574, P<0.05; rs27=0.485, P<0.05) and the hyperactivity-impulsivity dimension score (rs=0.602, P<0.05) of the auditory processing scale.
CONCLUSIONS:Preschool children with ADHD have the risk of AP abnormalities, and the auditory processing scale should be used early for the screening and evaluation of AP abnormalities in children.
