Report of the Consensus Conference on the Diagnosis of Auditory Processing Disorders in School-Aged Children

Abstract

BACKGROUND: A group of 14 senior scientists and clinicians met at the Callier Center in Dallas over the 2–day period, April 27–28, 2000, in an attempt to reach a consensus on the problem of diagnosing auditory processing disorders in school-aged children. The conference was organized by James Jerger and Frank Musiek. The following individuals participated: Sharon Abel, PhD, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON Jane Baran, PhD, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA Anthony Cacace, PhD, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY Gail Chermak, PhD ‡, Washington State University, Pullman, WA Susan Dalebout, PhD, University of Virginia, Charlottesville,VA Jay Hall III, PhD, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Linda Hood, PhD, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA Lisa Hunter, PhD, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN James Jerger, PhD, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX Susan Jerger, PhD, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX Robert Keith, PhD, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH Frank Musiek, PhD, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, NH Ross Roeser, PhD, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX Christine Sloan, PhD, Annapolis Valley Regional School Board Berwick, NS Meeting both as separate groups and in plenary session, the conferees reached the consensus summarized below.