Abstract

The importance of Central Auditory Processing (CAP) deficits as a major factor for Learning Disability (LD) has been gaining momentum all over the world. Understanding the hidden pathology in the auditory processing mechanism within the complex net work of the Central Auditory Nervous System (CANS) is a vital factor for early identification of children suffering from this deficit, Fiftyfore children from an urban middle class school were evaluated with the modified version of symptom check list (Willeford & Burleigh 1985) to identify the CAP deficits among scholastically backward children who otherwise posses normal intelligence. The stady indicated that 29.6% of the scholastically backward children had the CAP deficits. The study highlights the auditory profile of these children and unravele the different issues for consideration in children with poor scholastic achievements.

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