Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Flinders University , Adelaide , Australia.
Int J Audiol. 2015 Jun;54(6):368-75. doi: 10.3109/14992027.2014.972523. Epub 2014 Dec 27.
This study investigated whether young adults (between 18 and 30 years at the time of the project) who were assessed for auditory processing disorder (APD) in childhood (between 7 and 16 years) experience persistence of listening and communication difficulties.
Participants completed a mixed methods questionnaire focusing on common areas of complaint in APD and two open-ended questions exploring participants' past and present experiences with listening and communication difficulties.
Ninety-seven of the 722 potential participants returned completed questionnaires, of whom 66 had been diagnosed with APD (APD group) at the time of their auditory processing assessment and 31 had not met diagnostic criteria (NAPD group) at that time.
Substantial commonality was noted in the reported listening and communication difficulties between the APD and NAPD participants. Volunteered comments aggregated into four major content themes which included: listening and communication difficulties; participants' sense of self; change; and participation. Members of the APD group reported greater communication difficulty than NAPD group members, irrespective of environmental listening conditions.
Young adults with a prior referral for, and in some cases a diagnosis of, APD as children continue to experience auditory processing difficulties across a range of daily situations.
本研究旨在探讨儿童时期（7 至 16 岁）被评估为听觉处理障碍（APD）的年轻人（在项目进行时为 18 至 30 岁）是否存在听力和沟通困难持续存在的问题。
参与者完成了一份重点关注 APD 常见抱怨领域的混合方法问卷，以及两个开放式问题，旨在探讨参与者过去和现在的听力和沟通困难经历。
在 722 名潜在参与者中，有 97 名返回了完整的问卷，其中 66 名在进行听觉处理评估时被诊断为 APD（APD 组），31 名当时未达到诊断标准（NAPD 组）。
APD 和 NAPD 参与者报告的听力和沟通困难存在很大的共性。自愿提供的评论被归纳为四个主要内容主题，包括：听力和沟通困难；参与者的自我意识；变化；以及参与度。APD 组的成员报告的沟通困难比 NAPD 组的成员更严重，而不论环境听力条件如何。
曾有过 APD 转诊和（在某些情况下）诊断的儿童期年轻人，在一系列日常情况下仍持续存在听觉处理困难。
