Description
This
webinar will highlight the similarities and differences between behaviors and
characteristics typically associated with hearing loss and those typically
associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children from birth to age
10. The speakers will also emphasize the unique characteristics that contribute
to the dual diagnosis of both ASD and hearing loss. The course will explain the
impacts of social determinants of health as they relate to the diagnosis of and
intervention for children with ASD and hearing loss. Presenters will discuss
strategies to assist practitioners and parents/caregivers to advocate for
children with ASD and hearing loss as well as how audiologists and SLPs can
work collaboratively with other professionals to maximize (re)habilitation
outcomes for every child.
Learning
Outcomes
You will
be able to:
- Compare and contrast
characteristics often
associated with ASD, hearing loss, and the
dual diagnoses of ASD and hearing
loss
- Discuss
strategies for diagnosis and intervention
for children with the dual diagnoses
of ASD and hearing
loss
- Describe strategies for helping
families
advocate for their children with the
diagnoses of ASD and hearing loss
- Identify the
impacts of the social determinants of
health as they relate to diagnosis and
intervention for ASD and hearing
loss
Presenter
Information
Brigette
Wilson, MPH, MA, CCC-SLP (she/her/hers) has been a
speech-language pathologist for over 25 years. She is the Clinic Administrator
and a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences
and Disorders at Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio. Mrs. Wilson
teaches undergraduate and graduate courses, particularly pratica and diagnostic
methods. Mrs. Wilson has a heavy concentration on working with individuals with
autism, preschoolers with disabilities, and augmentative and alternative
communication device users. She earned her Master's of Public Health in fall
2023. Mrs. Wilson is currently interested in innovative approaches in clinical
education (particularly simulation), cultural and linguistic diversity, and
health equity.
Financial
Disclosures:
- Financial compensation from ASHA
for this presentation
Nonfinancial
Disclosures:
Myrita
Wilhite, PhD, AuD, CCC-A (she/her/hers) has been an audiologist
for over 30 years. Dr. Wilhite is currently the Chair of the Department of
Communication Sciences and Disorders at Cleveland State University. She is an
Associate Clinical Professor.
Myrita is a firm
believer in lifelong learning. She earned an undergraduate degree from the
University of Cincinnati and a Master’s in Audiology from Cleveland
State University. She earned a Doctor of Audiology degree in 2009 from A.T.
Still University and a PhD in Urban Education with a specialty in Learning and
Development at Cleveland State University in 2020.
Myrita’s
research interests include improving reading outcomes for children with hearing
loss, diagnoses that can accompany hearing loss, and the scholarship of
teaching and learning.
Financial
Disclosures:
- Full-time employee at Cleveland
State University
- Financial compensation from ASHA
for this presentation
Nonfinancial
Disclosures:
Assessment
Type
Self-assessment—Think
about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your
new
knowledge.
To earn
continuing education credit, you must complete and submit the learning
assessment by the end date below.
Program
History and CE Information
Content origination date: April 25, 2024
End date: April 27, 2029
This course is offered for 0.2 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).
