The diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of learning disabilities involves many disciplines. The Otolaryngologist can play an important role in reducing the psycho-social-educational effects of perceptual handicaps by being active in early diagnosis. This paper presents: 1) an overview of significant information pertaining to auditory perceptual problems and 2) suggestions for the clinician interested in identifying children with auditory perceptual defects.
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