Preferred Label : Auditory processing disorder;
ICD-11 definition : APD refers to difficulties in the perceptual processing of auditory information in
the central nervous system and the neurobiologic activity that underlies that processing
and gives rise to the electrophysiologic auditory potentials. It results from impaired
neural function and is characterised by poor recognition, discrimination, separation,
grouping, localisation, or ordering of speech sounds. It does not solely result from
a deficit in general attention, language or other cognitive processes. It is a hearing
disorder in which the ears process sound normally but the hearing centres and circuits
of the brain don't correctly process incoming information. This can affect understanding,
especially in challenging listening situations such as in the presence of other distracting
sound, or when listening to complex information or instructions. APD is thus often
referred to as a hearing problem in which the brain can't hear. APD is sometimes also
referred to as CAPD or Central Auditory Processing Disorder.;
ICD-11 synonym : CAPD - [central auditory processing disorder]; central auditory processing disorder; APD - [auditory processing disorder];
ICD-11 acronym : APD; CAPD;
Origin ID : 506453454;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
APD refers to difficulties in the perceptual processing of auditory information in
the central nervous system and the neurobiologic activity that underlies that processing
and gives rise to the electrophysiologic auditory potentials. It results from impaired
neural function and is characterised by poor recognition, discrimination, separation,
grouping, localisation, or ordering of speech sounds. It does not solely result from
a deficit in general attention, language or other cognitive processes. It is a hearing
disorder in which the ears process sound normally but the hearing centres and circuits
of the brain don't correctly process incoming information. This can affect understanding,
especially in challenging listening situations such as in the presence of other distracting
sound, or when listening to complex information or instructions. APD is thus often
referred to as a hearing problem in which the brain can't hear. APD is sometimes also
referred to as CAPD or Central Auditory Processing Disorder.
