Study of auditory evoked potentials in autism.

Background: electrophysiological assessment of hearing in autistic individuals.

Aim: to characterize the findings obtained in the electrophysiological assessments of autistic individuals, as well as to compare these to the results obtained for individuals of the same age who present typical development.

Method: 16 individuals with autism (study group) and 25 normal individuals (control group), ranging in age from eight to 20 years underwent anamnesis, pure tone audiometry, speech audiometry, acoustic immitance measures, brainstem auditory evoked potential (BAEP), middle latency response (MLR) and cognitive potential (P300).

Quality of Life in siblings of autistic patients.

Objective: To evaluate the Quality of Life (QoL) among siblings of autistic patients.

Methods: Casuistic: siblings of autistic patients (n = 31) and, as a control group, siblings of patients with speech disorder (n = 30).

Inclusion Criteria: age between 7 and 11 years old; absence of current mental disorder; regular attendance to school.

[Picture naming and memory in children: phonological and semantic effects].

Background: [corrected] The relation between picture naming and the short and long term memories.

Aim: to verify the ability of picture naming based on phonological and semantic queues, relating it to memory.

Method: 80 pictures selected from a set of 400 (Cycowicz et al.

ABR and auditory P300 findings in children with ADHD.

Auditory processing disorders (APD), also referred as central auditory processing disorders (CAPD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) have become popular diagnostic entities for school age children. It has been demonstrated a high incidence of comorbid ADHD with communication disorders and auditory processing disorder. The aim of this study was to investigate ABR and P300 auditory evoked potentials in children with ADHD, in a double-blind study.