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Direct linkYoung, Alys; Ferguson-Coleman, Emma; Wright, Barry; Le Couteur, Ann – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2019
The co-occurrence of childhood deafness and autism raises complex challenges for diagnosis and family support. In this article, we explore with hearing and Deaf parents their observations of the interaction between deafness and autism and identify how the intersections of deafness and autism are conceptualized in everyday life. Eight parents…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Parent Attitudes, Deafness
Peer reviewedWatkins, Susan; Pittman, Paula; Walden, Beth – American Annals of the Deaf, 1998
Describes the Deaf Mentor Experimental Project, which provided deaf-mentor services to young deaf children, ages 0 to 5, and their families. Deaf adults (mentors) shared their language (American Sign Language), culture, and personal knowledge of deafness while serving as role models for the children. Program children made greater language gains…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Child Development, Cultural Background, Culturally Relevant Education
