2022 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Virtual Conference
March 13 - 15, 2022
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.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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No relevant financial relationship exist.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Christine Yoshinaga-Itano
(Co-Presenter), University of Colorado-Boulder, Christie.Yoshi@colorado.edu;
Dr. Christine Yoshinaga-Itano is a Research Professor in the Institute of Cognitive Science at the University of Colorado-Boulder, the Department of Otolaryngology and Audiology at the University of Colorado-Denver and the Marion Downs Center. In 1996 she developed the Marion Downs National Center. Since 1996, Dr. Yoshinaga-Itano has assisted many state departments of education and public health agencies, schools for the deaf and the blind, and early intervention programs throughout the United States and its territories. In addition, she has served as a consultant for many countries currently developing their early hearing detection and intervention programs, including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, China, Korea, Belgium, Poland, Spain, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Thailand, the Philippines, and South Africa.
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No relevant financial relationship exist.
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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, Amy.Szarkowski@childrens.harvard.edu;
Amy Szarkowski, PhD, is the Director of The Institute and The Clinic 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. Dr. Szarkowski holds an academic appointment as Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She is also an adjunct instructor for the Infants, Toddlers and Families (ITF) Interdisciplinary program at Gallaudet University.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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• Receives Salary for Employment from Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School.
• Receives Salary for Employment from CCCBSD.
• Receives Salary for Employment from Gallaudet University.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
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. Current research projects focus on the complex comorbidity of ASD among children who are deaf and hard of hearing.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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• Receives Salary,Grants for Employment from University of Colorado Anschutz.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.