CEU Courses

Children with deafness and autism have complex needs that require strong collaboration from a multi-disciplinary team for successful interventions. Service providers may feel uncertain about ways to coordinate and set priorities for these children. This series will explore multidisciplinary perspectives on deafness when it coexists with autism in an effort to help hearing health professionals gain better knowledge of autism and help understand the value of cross-disciplinary collaboration. Multi-disciplinary perspectives will be offered to help professionals recognize the early signs of autism coexisting with deafness, learn strategies to target more effective evaluation and interventions, and improve services to the child and family. This series will provide resources and clinical examples of Music Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Early Intervention, and School-Age Communication interventions for this unique population.

When deafness coexists with autism, sensory seeking behaviors may be present and interdisciplinary interventions will be necessary for success. Learn the normal development of sensory, attention, and play skills, and understand vestibular processing and how to create and manage interventions that are sensitive and responsive to sensory issues.

Recent surveys have revealed that 1 in 59 children with hearing loss also receives services for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) (Szymanski, Brice, Lam & Hotto, 2012). Current research demonstrates that many children with ASD respond more frequently and appropriately to music than to other auditory stimuli (Thaut, 1999, Whipple, J. 2004). This presentation will provide resources and clinical examples of music therapy as an intervention for this unique population.

Deafness and autism both affect communication, but deafness is frequently identified before autism. Learn to identify the differences in communication development when a dual diagnosis may exist, proper referral channels, and intervention strategies to promote early listening and communication skills.

Deafness and autism both affect communication, but deafness is frequently identified before autism. Learn to identify the differences in communication development when a dual diagnosis may exist, proper referral channels, and intervention strategies to promote listening and communication skills in the school-age child.

For over 25 years, Advanced Bionics has been a leader in cochlear implant innovation. Leveraging the power of Phonak’s Marvel Platform, AB is introducing Naída™ CI M and Sky CI™ M sound processors which offer CI recipients customizable hearing solutions that are designed for each individual’s unique hearing needs. Along with the Marvel CI processors, AB is also introducing a new fitting software platform. Target CI is designed for faster, easier, and smarter fittings. Target CI supports wireless fitting of the new Marvel CI sound processors and Phonak Marvel Link hearing aids. This three-hour event will provide an interactive environment where you will learn about Marvel CI and how to fit it for your patients using Target CI.

Advanced Bionics is excited to share information about the new pediatric sound processor specifically designed for children. Learn how the Sky CI M and Sky Link M supports building brains for listening, spoken language, music and literacy.

This course will review a multidisciplinary approach to auditory rehabilitation of adults with cochlear implants, using case studies. Examples of professional roles, assessments, interventions, and outcomes will be discussed.

Are using songs and rhymes with babies and toddlers enough to lay the foundation for listening, spoken language and literacy? Learn the unique benefits of building babies’ musical brains and how to use music in your early interventions.

Guiding Spanish-Speaking Families in Promoting Early Literacy