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Beverly, Brenda L.; Mathews, L. Amanda – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2021
Many speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are underprepared to serve children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), despite a growing need and increased expectation for ASD expertise. To understand this practice gap, 60 SLPs and 26 parents of children with ASDs were surveyed regarding SLP knowledge and competency. Of concern was that only about…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Speech Language Pathology, Children
Wiley, David; Fagbemi, Mike; Filek, John; Kirscher, Cathy; Morrow, Susanne Morgan; Reiman, John; Rohr, Lisa; Taylor-Snell, Emily – National Center on Deaf-Blindness, 2014
A person who is considered deaf-blind is someone who is deaf or hard-of-hearing in combination with a visual impairment or blindness. The range of capabilities and support needs of individuals with deaf-blindness varies substantially from person to person because of differences in the extent of partial vision or hearing, if any, or the presence of…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Intervention, Children, Adults