Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

Wednesday, February 26, 2014
3:00pm ET - 4:00pm ET

Description:

Funded through the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), the LEND Pediatric Audiology Training Program supports 10 LEND programs to increase the didactic content and clinical experience of trainees in pediatric audiology. This webinar will use a combination of information from the literature, retrospective chart review of children with a dual diagnosis and feedback from family and professional focus groups to assist the learner in understanding the unique needs of children who are deaf/hard of hearing(hoh) with an autism spectrum disorder.  Red Flags for atypical communication will be presented as well as information about the needs related to communication, functional skills, and integrated care models.

Objectives:

·         Describe aspects of atypical development in children with the dual diagnosis

·         Identify communication strategies which can help with children with a dual diagnosis

·         Gain an understanding of family perspectives regarding the dual diagnosis of hearing loss and autism spectrum disorders

Speakers

Susan Wiley, MD, Dr. Wiley is a LEND Core Faculty Member in Pediatrics and an Adjunct Associate Professor in both the  Division of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics and a secondary appointment in the Division of Otolaryngology.  She is also the Program Director for the Developmental and Behavioral  Pediatric Fellowship program at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. Her primary clinical and research interests are with children who are deaf/hoh with additional disabilities.  She collaborates with the Ear and Hearing Center, an interdisciplinary clinical model for children with newly identified hearing loss.  Her research has included topics such as cochlear implantation in children who are deaf/blind, the impact of language and cognition on functional outcomes of children who are deaf/hoh, and developmental screening in children who are deaf/hoh.

Michael Scott, Michael Scott is the Auditory Implant Program Coordinator at Cincinnati Children's Hospital.  He coordinates the multidisciplinary team including professionals from Speech Pathology, Developmental Pediatrics, Aural Rehabilitation, ENT, Social Work and Audiology.  Clinically, he works with children ages birth to 21 years of age providing diagnostic hearing evaluations; management of bone conduction implant systems; and cochlear implants.  Research interests include cochlear implants, auditory (re)habilitation, and electrophysiology.

The visual portion of the webinar will be conducted via GoToMeeting and the audio portion via telephone or VoIP (requires microphone and speakers).  After registration you will be given a unique web address for viewing the webinar and audio information. This webinar will be recorded and should be available within a week of broadcast.

If you would like closed captioning or need assistance with this webinar, please contact Meaghan at mmchugh@aucd.org at least 5 days before the event.

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