Transtorno de déficit de atenção e hiperatividade e alterações fonoaudiológicas

Abstract

Introduction: Currently, Attention Deficit Disorder whit Hyperactivity is one of the most frequent health conditions in children and adolescents, whose impact involves behavioral and social changes, as well as phonological, metalinguistic and auditory processing difficulties. Objective: To verify the occurrence of cases with diagnosis or suspicion of ADHD in a Speech-Language Pathology Clinic of a University Hospital and the occurrence of oral language, writing, auditory processing and phonological awareness alterations in this population. Methods: exploratory study, performed in a Speech Therapy Outpatient Clinic of a University Hospital. Results: In 2016, 14 children were referred to the outpatient clinic with suspected or diagnosed Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Most of them presented inadequate results in simplified assessments of auditory processing, phonological awareness and reading and writing. Conclusion: The present study showed alterations in the auditory processing, phonological awareness and reading and writing tasks. We emphasize the importance of further studies with more robust samples, aiming to better elucidate the impacts of these changes in ADDH patients.