Auditory processing disorder in relation to developmental disorders of language, communication and attention: A review and critique Research Report

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 440-465

  Dawes, Piers ^a,b   Bishop, Dorothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Auditory processing; Autistic spectrum disorders (ASD); Children; Language impairment; Learning difficulties

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUDIOLOGIST; AUDITORY PROCESSING DISORDER; AUTISM; CHILD; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LEARNING DISORDER; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PSYCHOLOGIST;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; AUDITORY PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 70350635405     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13682820902929073     Document Type: Article

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