Course curriculum

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    Course Content

    • PowerPoint

    • Identification, Diagnosis, and Provision of Support: ADHD in DHH Children

    • Quiz

    • Evaluation

    • Continuing Education Credits

Course information

Course description: Children who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) can experience a variety of neurocognitive/neurodevelopmental issues, inclusive of attentional difficulties. This presentation is offered by a developmental pediatrician who is Deaf and has expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions among DHH children, together with a psychologist who is hearing yet specializes in interventions/supports for DHH children and their families. The presenters will delve into the clinical presentation of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among children who are DHH, exploring the overlap between a variety of neurocognitive conditions (e.g., Autism Spectrum Disorder, anxiety disorder) and ADHD. They will offer insights into nuances of ADHD in this population and offer considerations for supporting DHH children who experience attentional challenges.

Agenda:

10 minutes: Intro to the presenters and their background, and “why we are interested in this topic”

20 minutes: Introduction to ADHD: characteristics, diagnostic criteria, epidemiology & evaluation considerations

15 minutes: Impact of ADHD on children in and out of school

20 minutes: Overlap of conditions: Cognition, language executive function (ADHD), anxiety, Autism

15 minutes: Nuances of ADHD in children who are DHH

20 minutes: Opportunities for support

20 minutes: Summary and resources


Learner outcomes:

Participants will be able to:

  1. State the similarities and differences of how ADHD and other conditions present in DHH students

  2. Explain the diagnostic criteria of ADHD and understand how language and social behaviors in DHH students may be attributed to other condition, despite meeting this criteria 

  3. List 3 support services that should be considered for DHH students with ADHD

Instructor(s)

Robert Nutt

Robert Nutt graduated from Dartmouth College and Dartmouth Medical School. He completed his Pediatrics residency at the University of Rochester Medical Center, followed by clinical fellowship training in Academic General Pediatrics and Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. Dr. Nutt completed the Leadership and Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) fellowship and received his Master’s in Public Health degree from the University of Rochester. He has held faculty appointments at Rochester Institute of Technology, the University of Rochester, the University of North Carolina, and Duke University.

Amy Szarkowski

Amy Szarkowski, PhD, is a psychologist who specializes in working with, understanding, and improving the lives of children who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) and their families. She worked clinically with this population for nearly two decades, providing psychological services and working as a member of an interprofessional team to support families and children who are DHH. Szarkowski is currently a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Community Inclusion at the University of Massachusetts Boston, as well as Faculty for the LEND program (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities) at Boston Children’s Hospital.

Speaker disclosures:

Financial disclosures: Dr. Szarkowski and Dr. Nutt are each receiving royalties for this course.  Dr. Szarkowski receives a salary from the University of Massachusetts Boston, a stipend from Vanderbilt University and royalties from Supporting Success for Students with Hearing Loss and Language First.

Nonfinancial disclosures: Dr. Szarkowski serves on the Hands & Voices Advisory Board; Associate Editor for Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education. Dr. Nutt serves on advisory boards for research relating to deafness, language acquisition, autism. Faculty member for American Academy of Pediatrics Provider Education Center (PEC). NC Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

Continuing Education

This course is offered for 0.20 ASHA CEUs.
This course is offered for 0.20 RID CEUs.