Differential Processing Training Program
Joni Graves (Speech Pathology and Audiology)
A case review: the efficacy of the Differential Processing Training Program on auditory processing and language processing
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of the Differential Processing Training Program (DPTP) as remediation for central auditory processing disorder (CAPD) and expressive and receptive language deficits. CAPD refers to difficulties in the processing of auditory information in the central nervous systemas demonstrated by poor performance in one or more of the following skills: auditory discrimination, temporal discrimination, and auditory performance with degraded acoustic signals. Receptive language is the ability to understand communication and expressive language is the ability to articulate a person's wants, needs or feelings verbally. This will be accomplished by providing speech therapy on a consistent basis and measuring improvement in various areas. The areas of expected improvement include: auditory awareness, discrimination, comprehension of sounds and their relation to words, language organization, and expression and interpretation of language.