Support in the First Eighteen Months

Edited by Jacqueline Stokes

States are currently enacting legislation to ensure compliance with the NIH recommendation that all newborns be screened for hearing loss, but the legislation is rasing myriad questions. What happens after hearing loss is detected? How do parents and professionals support infants' language and communication development?

In this very readable book, parents and professionals will discover the important role each plays in providing infants with hearing loss the help they need to acquire critical communicative skills. Parents will learn what influences professionals' decisions while professionals learn what it's like to care for an infant with atypical hearing. The authors provide

• an overview of hearing loss in early childhood
• details on the latest technology, including cochlear implants
• a balanced discussion of communication options
• practical information on school options and placements

This valuable resource will enable parents and professionals provide the best possible care and support for infants who have hearing impairments.

(Distributed for Whurr Publishers Ltd., England.)

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Contributors

1. Audiological identification and assessment
   Roger Green
   
   
2. Causes of hearing impairment
   Valerie Newton and Jacqueline Stokes
   
   
3. Audiological management in the first 18 months
   Roger Green
   
   
4. Children with mild and moderate hearing loss
   Roger Wills
   
   
5. Communication options
   Wendy Lynas
   
   
6. Cochlear implants
   Elizabeth Tyszkiewicz and Jo Edwards
   
   
7. Educational routes — ways and means
   Sue Lewis
   
   
8. Learning to listen
   Jacqueline Stokes
   

Index