Auditory assessment and central auditory processing script for preschool children

Abstract

Purpose To develop an assessment script to observe hearing and central auditory processing in preschool children. Methods To The script was prepared based on a search in the Scielo databases and in the library of a university in the state of São Paulo using the following keywords: “central auditory processing”, “hearing and language”, “auditory processing disorders”, “auditory processing in preschool children”, and “vocabulary assessment”, resulting in the selection of fourteen articles and two books. Then, questions related to auditory development and a script for assessing central auditory processing were prepared. Results The script consists of eight parts, namely: Identification and Anamnesis, Information about Mother and Pregnancy, Complaints, Auditory Development, Language Development, Motor Development, Simplified Auditory Processing Evaluation and Behavioral Audiological Assessment. Conclusion The script is essential, given the lack of screening instruments in the literature for central auditory processing in preschool children that thoroughly investigate the entire process that permeates the auditory and language development of children aged 43 to 47 months.

Treatment approaches of central auditory processing deficit

“…the auditory system is largely related to the process of stimulation and that some auditory pathways are activated and made and that they become complex due to the hearing experience (being exposed to stimuli) [1]. It is believed that it is easy to identify problems of ''hearing'', because they are manifested in poor perception and understanding of the language and because they cause learning problems in school-aged children [2].…”