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ABSTRACT INFORMATION
Title: 'Problem Behaviors in Young Children: The Impact of Hearing Loss and Language Impairment' Track: 3 - Language Acquisition and Development Keyword(s): problem behaviors, hearing loss, language delay, language impairment Learning Objectives: Participants will identify the impact of problem behaviors to the overall development of children Participants will describe the current state of knowledge regarding the relationship between problem behaviors and language impairment/hearing loss, including the findings of this current study Abstract: The purpose of this study is to better understand problem behaviors in young children with hearing loss (HL) who use listening and spoken language to communicate. Children with HL were compared to same-aged peers with language impairment (LI) and typical language (TL). Participants included 48 children and their parents (16 in each group); the mean age of participants was 43 months (SD 12.2). Results from the preschool version of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL/1.5-5) were compared across groups as well as language level. This study also compared the results of the parent-reported CBCL/1.5-5 to the teacher version, the Caregiver-Teacher Report Form (C-TRF) for children with HL to look for any inter-rater differences and differences across settings. This current study found that as a group, children with HL did not have significantly different levels of internalizing or externalizing problem behaviors than children with LI or TL. Internalizing problem behaviors were moderately associated with language level across all groups. Therefore, internalizing problem behaviors can be at least partially attributed to language across multiple populations of young children, but not uniquely to HL. It was also found that for children with HL, parent and teacher reported problem behaviors were in concordance. Presentation: This presentation has not yet been uploaded or the speaker has opted not to make the presentation available online. Handouts: Handout is not Available
PRESENTER(S) / AUTHOR(S) INFORMATION
Sarah Orfanedes - Primary Presenter,Author Vanderbilt University      Credentials: MS-SLP Candidate, Vanderbilt University 2014; Bachelor of Health Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders      Other Affiliations: Vanderbilt University LEND Long-term trainee       Sarah Orfanedes is a second year MS-SLP student at Vanderbilt University. She is on the pediatric hearing loss specialty track and is a LEND long-term trainee. Sarah did her Master's thesis research on social skills and problem behaviors in children with hearing loss.       ASHA DISCLOSURE: Financial - No relevant financial relationship exist. Nonfinancial - No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist. Megan Roberts - Author Northwestern University      Credentials: Ph.D, CCC-SLP       Megan Roberts, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Northwestern University. Her research focuses on preliguistic and linguistic development in infants with hearing loss as well as family-centered early intervention strategies for children with language delays.       ASHA DISCLOSURE: Financial - No relevant financial relationship exist. Nonfinancial - No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist. Stephen Camarata - Author Vanderbilt University      Credentials: Ph.D, CCC-SLP       Dr. Camarata is currently a Professor of Hearing & Speech Sciences at Vanderbilt University. His areas of research interest are focused on the identification and treatment of speech and language disorders in children. Populations of interest include autism, Down Syndrome, phonological disorder, and language disorder.       ASHA DISCLOSURE: Financial - Nonfinancial - P. Lynn Hayes - Author Vanderbilt University      Credentials: Doctor of Education       Dr. Hayes is the Director of the Masters in Education of the Deaf program at Vanderbilt University. She has a long history of working with children and adults with hearing loss. She has presented papers at conferences throughout the United States and overseas. In addition, Dr. Hayes has published numerous journal articles and successfully administered grants at the local, state, and federal level. Dr. Hayes current area of interest is emergent literacy in young children with hearing loss.       ASHA DISCLOSURE: Financial - Nonfinancial -