Pearson's partial correlation analysis examining the relationship between these tests and Cochrane's Q test analysis comparing proportions of diagnosis under each proposed battery were conducted. The validated test of everyday attention for children, with visual and auditory attention tasks, the listening in spatialized noise sentences test, the children's communication checklist questionnaire and tests from a standard APD diagnostic test battery were administered. A pilot study including 27 children, aged 7–11 years, referred for APD assessment was conducted. The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between auditory and visual attention tests and auditory processing tests in children with APD and to assess whether a proposed diagnostic protocol for APD, including measures of attention, could provide useful information for APD management. Despite evidence linking auditory attention and deficits/symptoms of APD, measures of attention are not routinely used in APD diagnostic protocols. Measures of attention have been found to correlate with specific auditory processing tests in samples of children suspected of Auditory Processing Disorder (APD), but these relationships have not been adequately investigated. 6Biomedical Research Centre, National Institute for Health Research, London, United Kingdom.5Department of Neuro-Otology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom.4Department of Paediatric Audiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom.3Psychological Services, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom.2Neuroscience Division, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
1Ear Institute, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom.Georgios Stavrinos 1 * Vassiliki-Maria Iliadou 2 Lindsey Edwards 3 Tony Sirimanna 4 Doris-Eva Bamiou 1,5,6
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