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TOPIC 6

TOPIC 6. BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT OF INFANTS AND CHILDREN. Identifying Hearing Loss Under 3 Months. Not a purpose at RFP No reliable behavioral measures for this age range Be aware of behaviors consistent with normally hearing, normally developing infants

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TOPIC 6

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  1. TOPIC 6 BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT OF INFANTS AND CHILDREN

  2. Identifying Hearing Loss Under 3 Months • Not a purpose at RFP • No reliable behavioral measures for this age range • Be aware of behaviors consistent with normally hearing, normally developing infants • Recall factors that put a child at risk for hearing loss on the high risk registery

  3. Identifying Hearing Loss Through the First Year • Communication checklists • Parents’ reports • Case history • Informal observation • Formal testing • Visual Reinforcement Audiometry • Immittance Audiometry

  4. Sound Field Arrangement for VRA

  5. Typical Response Levels to Sounds from birth-2 years

  6. Limitations of VRA • Minimum response levels aren’t thresholds • Habituation • Inadvertent cues • Sound field limitations

  7. Identifying Hearing Loss in the 1-5 year old • Communication checklists • Parents’ reports • Case history • Informal observation • Formal testing • Play or conditioned play audiometry • Immittance audiometry

  8. Important Points Regarding Play Audiometry • Tell and demonstrate what you want the child to do • Lead the child physically and verbally • Praise the child for good behavior • Be firm • Be clear

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