Year 2000 Position Statement: Principles and Guidelines for Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Programs
Year: 2000
Type: article
Abstract: 4(2)Early Intervention and Family Support• Reaffirmation of the need to provide families with individualized support and information specific to language and communication development to support children who are deaf or hard of hearing by providing exposure to language models at the earliest possible age to ensure optimal cognitive, emotional, and educational development.• Recognition that some families may benefit from infant mental health supports.Infant mental health is a field of research and practice that focuses on optimizing social, emotional, behavioral, and cognitive development of infants in the context of the emerging relationships between parents and infants. Medical Considerations• Reaffirmation of the need for otologic/medical evaluation and management of the newly-identified infant to be carried out as soon as possible following confirmation, in an effort to address potentially reversible conditions, discover associated medical disorders that can impact the infant's general health, and identify conditions that can impact communication strategy choice.• Recognition that Congenital Cytomegalovirus has a larger impact than previously recognized.• Updated risk indicators for congenital hearing conditions, including a new table with specified intervals for audiologic evaluation.• Consideration of reduction in the FDA-approved age for cochlear implantation to less than 12 months.
Source: PEDIATRICS
Author: Directors of Speech and Hearing Programs in State Health and Welfare Agencies
Language: English
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funders: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, U.S. National Library of Medicine
OpenAlex ID: W1901582343