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Children with Hearing Disabilities Taking Steps Towards Development

Children with Hearing Disabilities Taking Steps Towards Development. Student Created. Being Born Deaf. Children that are born deaf normally have received a gene from a family member. Deafness can be passed down through generations

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Children with Hearing Disabilities Taking Steps Towards Development

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  1. Children with Hearing DisabilitiesTaking Steps Towards Development Student Created

  2. Being Born Deaf • Children that are born deaf normally have received a gene from a family member. Deafness can be passed down through generations • The same gene that causes deafness can also cause other disabilities or health problems • Infants born deaf may have also suffered from complications during pregnancy • Illnesses such as rubella, cytomegalovirus (CMV), toxoplasmosis and herpes can cause a child to be born deaf. There is also a range of medicines, known as ototoxic drugs, which can damage the hearing system of a baby before birth.

  3. Becoming Deaf during Infancy • Being born prematurely can greatly increase the risk of an infant becoming deaf or have hearing problems. This is because premature babies are often much more prone to infections that can cause deafness • A study conducted by the American Academy of Family Physicians reports that about 5% of children born before 32 weeks (8 months) have hearing loss by the time they are five years old • Infections like meningitis, measles and mumps can cause deafness. Ototoxic drugs, used to treat other types of infections in babies, can also be a cause

  4. Detecting Deafness in Infants • Determining whether a child is deaf or not greatly effects the language develop- ment of that child • Screenings for hearing loss of an infant are typically performed at the hospital. These screenings consist of a test that will test the infants response to sound and subtle noises • If a child fails the test, then they are often brought back for another test several weeks later in order to see if their responses change

  5. The Development of a Deaf Child • Children with or without hearing disabilities learn their language through copying their parents • A child that is deaf has all of the same possibilities to learn language than a child that has perfect hearing

  6. …Development continues • A deaf child, like any other child, will mimic what his or her parents do • If the parents to a child decide that they wish for their baby to learn the sign language, the developmental process can start as soon as the age of 10 months.

  7. Teaching a Baby Sign Language • Sign language can be taught to infants and toddlers by both hearing and deaf parents • Sign language can also be taught to babies without any sort of hearing disability… Sign language is proven to speed up the rate that a hearing child takes to speak

  8. Simple Sign Language • By introducing sign language to a deaf baby will help the child’s development of language and understanding • Simple signs such as “more”, “bottle”, “bathroom”, and “hungry” can be taught to a baby by showing him or her the object that is being referred to and then performing the sign directly after • http://www.howcast.com/videos/22633-How-To-Teach-Your-Baby-Sign-Language

  9. Other Options for a Deaf Child • Sign language can easily be taught to deaf children in hopes of connection and communication with the child • However, when a child is born deaf into a hearing family, the parents often turn to other options • Hearing parents of a deaf child often wish for their child to be able to hear and experience noise and the sound of their own voices…

  10. The Option of Technology • Cochlear Implants are a leading option for children with hearing disabilities • Cochlear Implants can be set up on a child as soon as the parent’s desire; however, it is not cer- tain if the device will be effe- ctive before the age of one

  11. The Effects of Cochlear Implants • Cochlear Implants do run the risk of infections at the site where the device is installed behind the child’s ear • This risk of infection is very slight, however, but should always be considered • Cochlear Implants effectively help babies with hearing loss develop age-appropriate speech and language skill/development

  12. …Continued • Cochlear Implants are sometimes looked down upon by the deaf community, because it seems as if their “problem” is being fixed • However, to parents that do not have any sort of hearing disability, Cochlear Implants are the only option • http://www.advancedbionics.com/CMS/Videos

  13. Outcomes of a Deaf Child • Deaf children have the same opportunity for development as a child without any sort of hearing disability • Children with hearing disabilities can learn language, communication, and will be able to develop the same way any other child will • Varying methods of ways to go around the obstacle of a deaf child will determine the rate at which the child is able to comm- unicate

  14. Sources • http://www.thechildrenshospital.org/wellness/info/news/46277.aspx • http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0816/is_1_22/ai_n15860799/ • http://www.mybabycantalk.com/?gclid=CLaI4qDCsJ8CFRKfnAodOh2o1Q • http://www.advancedbionics.com/CMS/Videos • http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/1c/2e/ce.pdf

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