Can we differentially diagnose an attention deficit disorder without hyperactivity from a central auditory processing problem?

• Published in: Child psychiatry and human development Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 85 - 96
• Main Authors: MOSS, W. L, SHEIFFELE, W. A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Springer 01.12.1994
• Subjects: Attention deficit disorder; Auditory information processing; Auditory Perceptual Disorders - diagnosis; Auditory Perceptual Disorders - psychology; Biological and medical sciences; Child; Child Behavior Disorders - classification; Child Behavior Disorders - diagnosis; Child Behavior Disorders - psychology; Diagnosis; Diagnosis, Differential; Differentiation; Humans; Language Tests; Male; Manuals as Topic; Medical sciences; Nosology. Terminology. Diagnostic criteria; Phonetics; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Speech-Language Pathology; Techniques and methods; Young children; Human; Hearing; Attentional disorder; Cognitive disorder; Perceptual disorder; Information processing; Review; Child; Differential diagnostic; Language disorder
• ISSN: 0009-398X; 1573-3327
• DOI: 10.1007/BF02253288

This article examines the dilemma involved in properly diagnosing children with Central Auditory Processing Deficits (CAPD) and children with Attention Deficit Disorders (without hyperactivity) (ADD) as they may not be mutually exclusive. With the help of a case illustration, the diagnostic difficulties are highlighted. There is a strong need for professionals in the speech/language and psychiatric communities to communicate to differentially diagnose a child who exhibits characteristics of both CAPD and ADD.