Characterizing North Carolina's Deaf and Hard of Hearing Infants and Toddlers: Predictors of Vocabulary, Diagnosis, and Intervention

Autor/inn/en	Campbell, Erin; Bergelson, Elika
Titel	Characterizing North Carolina's Deaf and Hard of Hearing Infants and Toddlers: Predictors of Vocabulary, Diagnosis, and Intervention
Quelle	In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 65 (2022) 5, S.1894-1905 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Campbell, Erin) ORCID (Bergelson, Elika)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1092-4388
Schlagwörter	Deafness; Hearing Impairments; Predictor Variables; Vocabulary Development; Early Intervention; Disability Identification; Infants; Toddlers; Language Skills; Individual Characteristics; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Verbal Communication; Language Impairments; North Carolina; MacArthur Communicative Development Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gehörlosigkeit; Taubstummheit; Hearing impairment; Hörbehinderung; Prädiktor; Wortschatzarbeit; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Infants; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Speech disorder; Speech disorders; Speech disabilities; Speech disability; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Speech impairment; Speech impairments; Language handicaps; Sprachbehinderung
Abstract	Purpose: This study sought to (a) characterize the demographic, audiological, and intervention variability in a population of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) children receiving state services for hearing loss; (b) identify predictors of vocabulary delays; and (c) evaluate factors influencing the success and timing of early identification and intervention efforts at a state level. Method: One hundred DHH infants and toddlers (aged 4-36 months) enrolled in early intervention completed the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories, and detailed information about their audiological and clinical history was collected. We examined the influence of demographic, clinical, and audiological factors on vocabulary outcomes and early intervention efforts. Results: We found that this sample showed spoken language vocabulary delays (production) relative to hearing peers and showed room for improvement in rates of early diagnosis and intervention. These delays in vocabulary and early support services were predicted by an overlapping subset of hearing-, health-, and home-related variables. Conclusions: In a diverse sample of DHH children receiving early intervention, we identify variables that predict delays in vocabulary and early support services, which reflected "both" dimensions that are immutable, and those that clinicians and caretakers can potentially alter. We provide a discussion on the implications for clinical practice. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. 2200 Research Blvd #250, Rockville, MD 20850. Tel: 301-296-5700; Fax: 301-296-8580; e-mail: slhr@asha.org; Web site: http://jslhr.pubs.asha.org
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Update	2024/1/01