Auditory processing skills of school-age children diagnosed with dyspraxia

Baş B., Karaca H. M.

NEUROLOGY ASIA, cilt.30, sa.2, ss.547-552, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.54029/2025ard
  • Dergi Adı: NEUROLOGY ASIA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.547-552
  • Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Abstract

Objective: We aimed to analyse the auditory processing skills of children with developmental dyspraxia

(DD) and verify the potential relationships between DD and central auditory processing disorder.

Methods: 40 children between the ages of 6-8 years, 20 children diagnosed with DD and 20 children

with normal development, were included in the study. After the demographic information forms for

children were filled out, all participants were given a hearing test. To evaluate the auditory processing

skills, filtered words(FW), auditory figured ground (AFG), competing words (CW), and competing

sentence (CS) tests, which are the sub-steps of the SCAN-C test, were applied. Results: The Scan-C

test FW, AFG, CW, CS tests were applied to the groups separately and dichotically for the right and

left ears. The number of correct answers was higher in the normally developing control group. A

statistically significant difference was found between the FW Right; FW Left; CW Right; CW Left

and CS Right; CS Left groups (p<0.05).

Conclusion: A delay experienced at the stages of transmission, processing, and perception of the

incoming stimuli may lead to functional problems such as attention, learning, and motor and psychosocial

effects. To prevent problems to be encountered in the later periods of life, early diagnosis should be

made through appropriate tests, and early intervention is necessary to eliminate problems and prevent

developmental delays. A multidisciplinary team interaction can be useful for an integrated treatment plan.

Keywords: Auditory processing disorder, Developmental coordination disorder, dyspraxia