Deborah Moncrieff University of Connecticut, Storrs Contact author: David DeBonis, 432 Western Avenue, Albany, NY 12203. E-mail: debonisd{at}strose.edu. Purpose: Unanswered questions regarding the nature of auditory processingdisorders (APDs), how best to identify at-risk students, howbest to diagnose and differentiate APDs from other disorders,and concerns about the lack of valid treatments have resultedin ongoing confusion and skepticism about the diagnostic validityof this label.