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TOPIC
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BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT
OF INFANTS AND
CHILDREN
Identifying Hearing Loss
Under 3 Months
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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
Identifying Hearing Loss
Through the First Year
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Communication checklists
Parents’ reports
Case history
Informal observation
Formal testing
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Visual Reinforcement Audiometry
Immittance Audiometry
Sound Field Arrangement for
VRA
Typical Response Levels to
Sounds from birth-2 years
Limitations of VRA
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Minimum response levels aren’t
thresholds
Habituation
Inadvertent cues
Sound field limitations
Identifying Hearing Loss in the
1-5 year old
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Communication checklists
Parents’ reports
Case history
Informal observation
Formal testing
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Play or conditioned play audiometry
Immittance audiometry
Important Points Regarding
Play Audiometry
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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