Listening skills were compared before and after a structured intervention program
for a group of 20 children with auditory processing disorders (APD). Comparisons of
pre- and post- management measures indicated a significant increase in speech recognition
performance in degraded listening conditions (background noise and competing speech).
The APD management approach was integrative and included top-down and bottom-up strategies.
These findings add to a growing body of literature suggesting that interactive auditory
training can improve communication skills.
Auditory processing disorder - auditory learning - management - degraded listening
conditions
