18th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 3-5, 2019 • Chicago, IL
4/15/2014 | 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Autism Spectrum in Children who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing: Diagnostic and Intervention Conundrums | Grand Ballroom 3 | 4
Autism Spectrum in Children who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing: Diagnostic and Intervention Conundrums
At least 4% of children who are deaf/hard of hearing (deaf/HH) have an autism spectrum disorder which further complicates communication development. Although this rate is much higher than in the general population, the diagnostic process and availability of interventions to address communication challenges are severely lacking. This disparity in access to appropriate diagnosis and intervention services greatly impacts improved outcomes in this group of children.
This presentation will include a combination of expert experience and literature-based knowledge about the epidemiology of the dual diagnosis of autism and hearing loss, diagnostic challenges and pearls for recognizing ASD in children who are deaf/HH, as well as experiences with effective interventions for children with the dual diagnosis. Resources for family support and educational advancement of providers serving this population will be presented.
- 1) Understand the higher rates of autism spectrum disorder in children who are deaf/hh as compared to the general population
- 2) Describe aspects of atypical development in children with the dual diagnosis
- 3) Identify communication strategies which can help with children with a dual diagnosis
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Presenters/Authors
Susan Wiley
(Primary Presenter), Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, susan.wiley@cchmc.org;
Dr. Susan Wiley is a developmental pediatrician with extensive expertise in children who are deaf/hard of hearing. She has many years of experience serving children with multiple disabilities. Dr Wiley provides leadership and guidance to the National American Academy of Pediatrics, the Ohio Department of Health Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program, the Ohio Center for Deaf-Blind Education, and the Outreach Center for Deafness and Blindness in the Ohio Center for Low Incidence.
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Christine Yoshinaga-Itano
(Co-Presenter), University of Colorado-Boulder, Christie.Yoshi@colorado.edu;
Dr. Christine Yoshinaga-Itano is a Research Professor, Institute of Cognitive Science, Professor Emerita, Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences, at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and Visiting Professor, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa, Centre for Deaf. She has over 125 published articles and chapters with a focus on universal newborn hearing screening and predictors of developmental outcomes of children with hearing loss with an emphasis on children and families from multicultural/linguistic backgrounds, and those with socio-economic and linguistic challenges. She presented on this topic throughout the United States and globally. She received Honors from the American Speech/Language & Hearing Association and was a Jerger Career Research Awardee from the American Academy of Audiology. She serves as an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Audiology and is a member of the Audiology committee for the International Association of Communication Sciences and Disorders (IALP).
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Christen Szymanski
(Co-Presenter), Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center, Christen.szymanski@gallaudet.edu;
Christen A. Szymanski, Ph.D. is currently the Director of Research and Evaluation at the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center. As a trained Clinical Psychologist specializing in treatment and behavioral interventions of children with developmental disabilities she has received trainings at Kennedy Krieger Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, and the University of Rochester. Her research focus is on children who are deaf and hard of hearing who also have developmental disabilities such as Autism.
In 2012, with collaborators from Gallaudet she published the first ever prevalence study of children with hearing loss and autism. She has traveled nationally and internationally discussing treatment, diagnostic and intervention practices pertaining to deaf children with autism and other disabilities.
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Amy Szarkowski
(Co-Presenter), Children's Center for Communication/Beverly School for the Deaf, amyszarkowski@cccbsd.org;
Amy Szarkowski, PhD, is the Director of The Institute at the Children's Center for Communication/ Beverly School for the Deaf (CCCBSD), and faculty for LEND (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities), at Boston Children's Hospital. She is a Research Fellow at the Institute for Community Inclusion at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
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Deborah Mood
(Co-Presenter), Colorado Children's Hospital, DEBORAH.MOOD@childrenscolorado.org;
Deborah Mood, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist with Developmental Pediatrics at Children’s Hospital Colorado. She has a Ph.D. in school psychology from University of Northern Colorado and a specialist degree in school psychology from Gallaudet University. Dr. Mood completed a LEND psychology postdoctoral fellowship at JFK Partners, University of Colorado School of Medicine, after completing an APA accredited psychology internship at the University of Minnesota. She specializes in working with children who are deaf and hard of hearing as well as children with a variety of developmental disabilities including autism spectrum disorder.
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