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Twenty-eight children identified with attention deficits and a comparison group of children without ADD were asked to judge the loudness of speech as comfortable (MCL) or tolerable (TL). Results indicated that children with attention deficits required a softer level to make both of these loudness judgements. Children with ADD had statistically signficant differences in their choices of comfort levels (MCL=51 dBHL) and choices of tolerance levels (TL=95 dBHL) from their peers without ADD (MCL=59 dBHL, TL=100 dBHL). These findings are viewed in relation to perceptual differences between children with and without ADD. Additionally, implications for classroom management are discussed.
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Lucker, J.R., Geffner, D. & Koch, W. Perception of loudness in children with ADD and without ADD. Child Psych Hum Dev 26, 181–190 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02353359
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