Purpose: This article argues for the use of modality specificity as a unifying framework by
which to conceptualize and diagnose central auditory processing disorder (CAPD). The …

Purpose In this systematic review, the peer-reviewed literature on the efficacy of
interventions for school-age children with auditory processing disorder (APD) is critically …

Paediatric speech and language therapists are challenged by diminished resources and
increasingly complex caseloads. The new edition addresses their concerns. Norms for …

The intrauterine environment allows the fetus to begin hearing low-frequency sounds in a
protected fashion, ensuring initial optimal development of the peripheral and central auditory …

Open plan classrooms, where several class bases share the same space, have recently re-
emerged in Australian primary schools. This study compared the acoustics of four different …

Purpose A hallmark listening problem of individuals presenting with auditory processing
disorder (APD) is their poor recognition of speech in noise. The underlying perceptual …

Purpose: Recently open plan classrooms have been growing in popularity in primary
schools. This paper is part of a two-part study that investigated how classroom noise affects …

Purpose This study examined the effectiveness of a combined phonological and semantic
intervention for children with specific language impairment who had word-finding difficulties …

Introduction Listening is the gateway to children learning in the mainstream classroom.
However, modern classrooms are noisy and dynamic environments making listening …

AT Cacace and DJ McFarland (2005) define central auditory processing disorder (CAPD) as
a" modality-specific perceptual dysfunction that is not due to peripheral hearing loss" and …