Modality specificity is the preferred method for diagnosing the auditory processing disorder (APD): response to Moore and Ferguson

Affiliations

¹ The Wadsworth Center, NYS Department of Health, Albany, NY.
² Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.

Comment

Dennis J McFarland et al. J Am Acad Audiol. 2014 Jul-Aug.

. 2014 Jul-Aug;25(7):698-9.

¹ The Wadsworth Center, NYS Department of Health, Albany, NY.
² Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.

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Factors influencing tests of auditory processing: a perspective on current issues and relevant concerns.
Cacace AT, McFarland DJ. Cacace AT, et al. J Am Acad Audiol. 2013 Jul-Aug;24(7):572-89. doi: 10.3766/jaaa.24.7.6. J Am Acad Audiol. 2013. PMID: 24047945 Review.
It is neither necessary nor desirable to test for abnormalities in other modalities when diagnosing auditory processing disorder (APD).
Moore DR, Ferguson MA. Moore DR, et al. J Am Acad Audiol. 2014 Jul-Aug;25(7):697-8. doi: 10.3766/jaaa.25.7.9. J Am Acad Audiol. 2014. PMID: 25365372 No abstract available.