Effect of auditory-motor training on auditory processing of school children

Abstract

Objective To compare performance in Avaliação Simplificada do Processamento Auditivo Central and Scale of Auditory Behaviors scores before and after auditory and motor training.Methods Sample comprising 162 children aged 9 to 11 years and attending public schools in the city of São Paulo (SP), Brazil; 122 out of 162 children were allocated to one of three experimental groups: Multisensory; Auditory/Motor and Motor/Auditory. Experimental groups were submitted to 8 hours of auditory, visuospatial and motor stimulation over the course of 8 weeks. The remaining 40 children formed the Control Group and received no stimulation.Results Relation between child behavior as perceived by school teachers and auditory test responses revealed that the better the performance in auditory processing assessment, the higher the Scale of Auditory Behaviors scores.Conclusion Auditory and motor training led to improvements in auditory processing skills as rated by Avaliação Simplificada do Processamento Auditivo Central and Scale of Auditory Behaviors; this intervention model proved to be a good tool for use in school settings.

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“…Auditory processing disorders can be treated by acoustically controlled auditory training (ACAT), a therapeutic protocol that consists of auditory stimuli presentations with progressively increasing difficulty while associating them with visual stimuli and executive function tasks. 1,[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27] It is thought to induce neuroplasticity in the central auditory system, improving speech comprehension. 1,4,23,24 FSTs and BRT have been used to compare patients with APD with healthy controls but not to evaluate their recovery after ACAT.…”