Hearing problems in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Professor Gary Rance from the University of Melbourne Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology presents on the subject of Hearing Problems in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

This presentation explores the relationship between sensory processing and ASD, with a focus on hearing. Professor Rance discusses three studies conducted by the University to demonstrate research findings in relation to hearing and ASD. The first two studies were conducted to explore the impact of personal listening systems and noise cancelling devices to improve speech perception in noise. The third study focused on the effect of auditory interventions on communication-related stress.

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Participants will learn to:

• Understand the relationship between sensory processing and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), in relation to hearing.
• Interpret the results of three ASD studies conducted at the University of Melbourne, to understand the impacts of various auditory interventions.

Professor Gary Rance is an audiologist, a full-time researcher and teacher at the University of Melbourne and a part-time sculptor. He is currently Head of the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology.

His current research areas involve various aspects of auditory evoked potential measurement, assessment of long-term communication outcomes in hearing impaired children and the diagnosis and management of auditory pathway disorder.

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This VDEI Encore presentation is delivered in spoken English with captioning

Participants will receive a certificate noting 1 hour of professional learning.