2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
DUKE ENERGY CONVENTION CENTER
Children Presenting with a Dual Diagnosis of Hearing Loss and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has a prevalence of 1 in 59 children. The prevalence of co-occurring ASD diagnosis with children who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) could be as high as 7% nationwide, with belief that this may not be capturing the prevalence in totality due to access to evaluation and treatment of ASD. There is an educational gap in providing access to approaches to communication support, education and intervention strategies for children who are DHH+ASD, with resulting additional communication challenges, beyond what is typically seen in D/HH or ASD populations alone. The purpose of the proposed study is to collect data through online surveying on the experience of families whose children were diagnosed with a congenital hearing loss in the past 10 years and who are suspected of having or received a diagnosis of ASD. The results of this study will be used to fill the gaps in training of speech language pathologists, audiologists, early interventionists and allied health professionals so they can provide more equitable care that is supportive of family needs and is not biased in regards to communication modality or educational strategy.
- The participant will be able to identify point of contact for children with dual diagnosis of hearing loss and autism spectrum disorder
- The participant will be able to identify the gap in access to children with dual diagnosis of hearing loss and autism spectrum disorder with
- The participant will be able to interpret family experiences of children with dual diagnosis of hearing loss and autism spectrum disorder
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Presenter: Marjorie Meyer
Marjorie is a fourth-year audiology student at the University of the Pacific, in San Francisco, California. She is currently completing her audiology externship in Georgia at the University of Georgia/GA LEND program. Marjorie Meyer is the 2022-2023 Chapter Relations chair for the Student Academy of Audiology (SAA). Prior to this, she served as the 2021-2022 University of the Pacific’s SAA chapter President. Her interests in audiology include pediatrics, vestibular disorders, Deaf culture, and pathologies. After graduation, she hopes to move back to the Bay Area where she will continue to encourage community involvement while fighting health disparity. In her free time she likes to travel, bake cookies, and workout.
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Sarah Shipe is completing her 4th year externship at the University of Georgia/Ga LEND specializing in Pediatric Audiology. She is originally from the greater Indianapolis area of Indiana and hopes to serve low SES populations, get involved in policy, and contribute to hearing health as a whole.
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- Lauren Sewell is a fourth year Doctor of Audiology student completing her degree at The University of Texas at Dallas. She has a special interest in pediatric audiology and is currently completing her fourth-year externship at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta in Atlanta, GA. She is passionate about her work and strives to collaborate with families and other professionals to create the best possible outcomes for each individual child.
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