Referrals for APD evaluation from teachers, psychologists, speech-language pathologists, and other professionals are increasing, and parents are demanding these services when they learn of the existence of APD on the Internet and other media sources. Yet, despite the need for APD assessment and the availability of behavioural assessments, many audiologists have been reluctant to include APD assessment in their clinical practices (Kraus and Anderson, 2016).
Kraus and Anderson (2016) identify several factors that contribute to this reluctance: