Table 1. Performance characteristics of the SSD and TD groups on the screening battery.

Variables	SSD (n =  18)	TD (n =  37)	p
Gender (n)
Girls (%)	33,3	44
Boys (%)	66,6	56
Age (M ± DP)	8.11±1.2	8.76±1.4	0.012
Language tasks (M ± DP)
Picture naming (%)	80.34±12.17	100±0.0	<0.001
Repetition of words (%)	80.27±12.33	100±0.0	<0.001
Short-term memory
Digit Span	3.83±0.61	5.43±1.14	<0.001
Auditory tests
Audiological evaluation	No alteration	No alteration
Frequency Pattern Test	41.1±16.93	73.1±22.29	<0.001
Gap in Noise Test	7.13±2.35	4.5±0.7	<0.001
IQ score (Raven test)	106.47±8.1	111.41±16.4	0.265