American Journal of Audiology Vol.4 36-48 November 1995.
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Modality Specificity as a Criterion for Diagnosing Central Auditory Processing Disorders

Dennis J. McFarland 1 and Anthony T. Cacace 2

1 Wadsworth Center for Laboratories and Research, New York State Health Department, Albany, NY
2 Albany Medical College, Albany, NY

A central "auditory" processing disorder (CAPD) is an auditory perceptual dysfunction that cannot be explained on the basis of peripheral hearing loss. As a concept, CAPD has not been completely validated, and many issues continue to be controversial. A primary issue of concern is whether currently used tests to evaluate CAPD are sensitive to factors that are not of an auditory perceptual nature. In this paper, we consider the case for modality specificity as a criterion for improving the specificity of diagnosing CAPD. Demonstrating the modality-specific nature of sensory processing deficits is one way to rule out nonperceptual factors as explanations for observed dysfunction.

Key Words: central auditory processing, perceptual disorders, attention, dichotic listening, temporal processing

Submitted on August 18, 1994
Accepted on October 28, 1994


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