Objectives: To investigate the characteristics of auditory processing (AP) in preschool children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) using Preschool Auditory Processing Assessment Scale (hereafter referred to as "auditory processing scale").

Methods: A total of 41 children with ADHD and 41 typically developing (TD) children were assessed using the auditory processing scale, SNAP-IV rating scale, and Conners' Kiddie Continuous Performance Test (K-CPT). The auditory processing scale score was compared between the TD and ADHD groups. The correlations of the score with SNAP-IV and K-CPT scores were assessed.

Results: Compared with the TD group, the ADHD group had significantly higher total score of the auditory processing scale and scores of all dimensions except visual attention (<0.05). In the children with ADHD, the attention deficit dimension score of the SNAP-IV rating scale was positively correlated with the total score of the auditory processing scale (=0.531, <0.05; =0.627, <0.05) as well as the scores of its subdimensions, including auditory decoding (=0.628, <0.05), auditory attention (=0.492, <0.05), and communication (=0.399, <0.05). The hyperactivity-impulsivity dimension score of the SNAP-IV rating scale was positively correlated with the hyperactivity-impulsivity dimension score of the auditory processing scale (=0.429, <0.05). In the children with ADHD, the attention deficit dimension score of the K-CPT was positively correlated with the total score (=0.574, <0.05; =0.485, <0.05) and the hyperactivity-impulsivity dimension score (=0.602, <0.05) of the auditory processing scale.

Conclusions: Preschool children with ADHD have the risk of AP abnormalities, and the auditory processing scale should be used early for the screening and evaluation of AP abnormalities in children.

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