[Subjective assessment of auditory processing deficits and perceptual performance in children].

BACKGROUND: Auditory processing disorders (APD) result from dysfunctions in processes dedicated to audition. They effect the processing of information in the auditory modality. Besides several audiometric procedures, the suggestion has been made to use a newly developed questionnaire to assess APD; however, data on the reliability and validity of this psychometric tool are still lacking.
METHODS: In a retrospective analysis, questionnaire data from 483 children referred to us because of suspected APD were examined and a factorial analysis was performed.
RESULTS: Only one factor could be extracted. However, this did not explain much of the variance. DISCUSSION: According to our results, APD can be assumed to be a one dimensional construct. In addition, noise hypersensitivity may be separable from other APD complaints.