17th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 18-20, 2018 • Denver, CO
3/19/2018 | 11:15 AM - 11:40 AM | Part I: Early Screening and Assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing | Mineral F/G
Part I: Early Screening and Assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing
The presence of an autism spectrum disorder can significantly complicate language acquisition and developmental outcomes. Early identification of an autism spectrum disorder can facilitate targeted treatment planning, which is essential for improving outcomes. Unfortunately, ASD is commonly identified later among children with reduced hearing loss than among hearing peers. Early diagnosis and intervention to address reduced hearing has significantly improved our ability to identify non-hearing related symptoms of ASD at a much earlier age. Despite this, diagnosis of ASD continues to be complicated. First, symptoms of ASD may be confused with presentations associated with children with reduced hearing (e.g., not responding to one’s name). Second, there continues to be a lack of assessment tools developed for or appropriate to be used with children who are deaf of hard of hearing. Additionally, few clinicians are dually trained in both autism and hearing. Drawing from current literature and clinical experience, this presentation will outline “red flags” for ASD, emphasizing distinguishing features of ASD from characteristics of typical development of Deaf/hard of hearing children. Considerations in applying standardized tools for screening ASD among young children with reduced hearing will also be reviewed. Recommendations for improving diagnostic evaluations of ASD for children who are deaf/hard of hearing will be suggested.
- 1. Describe a minimum of three “red flags” for ASD among children with reduced hearing.
- 2. List a minimum of two the unique ways that ASD can present among children who primarily communicate using sign language.
- 3. Discuss a minimum of two factors to be considered for screening of ASD among children who are deaf/hard of hearing .
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Deborah Mood
(), 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.
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Amy Szarkowski
(), Children's Center for Communication/Beverly School for the Deaf, amyszarkowski@cccbsd.org;
Amy Szarkowski, PhD, is the Director of The Institute 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. She is a Research Fellow at the Institute for Community Inclusion at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
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