Psychology 2043A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Auditory Processing Disorder, Cochlear Implant, Manual Communication

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2043A/B
• Professor: sarah smits-bandura

Document Summary

Children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Less than 0. 5% of the population: 3 examples of low incident exceptionalities. 1: visual and hearing impairments, physical or multiple and severe disabilities, 2 technological advances that improve the accessibility of the media to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing, telephone relay stations, closed captioning on tvs. Sammy"s story: who was on the team working with the family, what educational approach did the family choose. 2: all other categories of hearing loss. Levels of hearing loss: 16-25: slight -missed some consonants, 26-40: mild -hears some louder sounds, 41-55: moderate -misses most speech, 56-70: moderately severe -misses all speech, 71-90: severe -no hearing, 90+: profound -no hearing. Long term consequences: prelingual loss will significantly affect or prevent speech and language development, including significant difficulty reading and writing. Importance of early intervention with children with hearing loss: critical as early as possible for language, reading, writing, social and emotional adjustment.