Management of auditory processing disorders.

For the initial management of auditory processing disorders, it is essential to refer to a theoretical model which conceptualizes the functioning of these processes in their interaction with the higher cognitive functions of language and its representations stored in LTM, attention and memory. Such a conceptualization highlights, therefore, the need for a multidisciplinary approach to this type of disorder. On this theoretical basis, this article proposes, firstly, to describe for each of the central auditory processes (ASHA) certain clinical signs of a disorder at this level together with the central auditory assessment tests which allow more specific targeting of these manifestations. This article then aims to group, non-exhaustively, different types of therapeutic approach proposed in the literature, according to whether they concentrate on "Bottom-Up" processing concerned in the transduction of the acoustic message and/or rather on "Top-Down" processing, activated in the interpretation of the auditory information.