17th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 18-20, 2018 • Denver, CO
| Preparation of pediatric audiologists to serve children with autism and other neurodevelopment disabilities
Preparation of pediatric audiologists to serve children with autism and other neurodevelopment disabilities
In July 2016, 12 LEND programs were selected by the U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau to receive a Pediatric Audiology Competitive Supplement. This supplement supports the clinical and leadership development of pediatric audiology trainees in LEND programs with the following goals: 1) to strengthen the focus on screening, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up for infants and young children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and have autism spectrum disorder and/or other neurodevelopmental disabilities (ASD/DD); 2) to increase the number of pediatric audiologists with clinical and leadership skills in these areas; and 3) and to enhance the systems’ capacity to serve infants/children who are deaf or hard of hearing with ASD/DD.
All 12 programs are addressing the specific goals set forth by MCHB; however, each is uniquely different in how they deliver the LEND experience to trainees. This poster will describe the prevalence of ASD and other developmental disabilities in children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing; the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration; systems’ capacity needs; and how LEND programs are working individually and in collaboration to prepare pediatric audiologists to serve the complex needs of these children and families.
Note: This proposal is submitted on behalf of 30+ doctoral students funded by the 12 LEND programs described above. If the poster is accepted I will be joined by five co-presenters nominated by their LEND programs. The faculty advisor for the poster, who will also serve as liaison to the other LEND programs, is Jackson Roush, PhD, Professor, Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences and Director of the North Carolina LEND Program, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC.
- Explain the purpose of LEND, how LEND programs are funded, and where they are located.
- Describe developmental disabilities and comorbidities that occur in children with sensorineural hearing loss.
- Describe the Pediatric Audiology Supplement awarded to 12 LEND programs to prepare doctoral students in audiology to work with children who have autism and other developmental disabilities in addition to hearing loss.
Presentation:
15805_8230MeganBartoshuk.pdf
Handouts:
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Transcripts:
CART transcripts are NOT YET available, but will be posted shortly after the conference
Presenters/Authors
Megan Bartoshuk
(), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, megan_bartoshuk@med.unc.edu;
Megan Bartoshuk, B.S. is a full-time graduate student in the Doctor of Audiology (AuD) program in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC. She is also an audiology trainee in the North Carolina LEND program (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities) at the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities. Her bachelor's degree in Auditory Science with minors in Neuroscience and Linguistics is from Carnegie Mellon University.
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