2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
3/10/2020 | 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Neuro-Linguistics 101 - A primer for EHDI providers | Chicago B
Neuro-Linguistics 101 - A primer for EHDI providers
A basic understanding about brain development in deaf children is essential for medical clinicians and front-line providers in order to provide optimal care and assist families in shared-decision making. This presentation will be a digest of the relevant scientific literature on first language acquisition and bimodal bilingualism from the perspective of brain development and linguistics. Data from brain imaging studies of deaf individuals as well as other research methods will be presented. Then, in an open dialogue format we will discuss its implications for clinical decision-making regarding deaf and hard of hearing children.
- Participants will have a basic understanding of the role of language in deaf children’s brain development.
- Participants will have a basic understanding of language acquisition research to help guide clinical decisions in the medical home.
- Participants will have the opportunity for open dialogue about the provider’s role in shared decisions about language.
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Julia Hecht
(), New Mexico Pediatric Society , julia.hechtmd@gmail.com;
Julia L. Hecht, MD is a pediatrician and New Mexico Chapter Champion. She has focused her medical career on the health and well-being of deaf and hard of hearing children, and children from Deaf families. She received her Doctor of Medicine degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She studied ASL and Deaf culture at Gallaudet University in 1984-5 and 2018. She received a CATCH grant in 2003 to support the implementation a medical home for Deaf and Hard of Hearing children and CODAs in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She was the Medical Director and school physician at the New Mexico School for the Deaf from 1998-2009. Currently, Julia works in advocacy and education at the local, state, and national levels.
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Mallorie Evans
(), Los Angeles Unified School District, malbeckford@gmail.com;
Mallorie Evans, M.A., FAAA, is a clinical and educational audiologist who has worked in the field of Deaf Education for 18 years. She is fluent in American Sign Language and has been trained in ASL/English bilingual methodology. Mallorie currently works for a school district in the greater Los Angeles, CA area.
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