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After diagnosis

Overview Building blocks From us to you Building blocks: Grandparents You and your grandchild Your support team Communicating with your baby About Hearing Australia Your paediatric appointment program Negotiating the health system Hospital admissions - Public vs Private Specialists Questions to ask your child's surgeon Useful links

Your child's hearing

Overview Hearing loss

Overview How do we hear?Signs of hearing in babies How audiologists test hearing Audiograms Describing hearing loss Describing the severity of a hearing loss

Causes of hearing loss

Overview Causes of hearing loss - in brief Medical assessments What can genetics referral offer my family?How genetic counselling works in practice Understanding genetic inheritance The genetics of hearing loss Syndromal causes of deafness Genetic testing in pregnancy Genetics counselling services Genetics of deafness - a glossary Temporary causes of hearing loss Glue ear: A guide for parents Ear wax management Acquired hearing loss Conditions associated with a hearing loss

Overview What do hearing aids do?The process of getting the right hearing instruments How do audiologists select hearing aids?Assessing a child's aided hearing Can hearing aids damage hearing?Using hearing aids with babies aged 0 - 6 months Using hearing aids with babies over 6 months Handling your babys hearing aids - a checklist Build a bonnet Looking after hearing aids Hearing aid care Batteries Handy hints about ear moulds Hearing aid troubleshooting Getting used to hearing aids Enhancing communication with hearing impaired children and wearers of hearing aids

Cochlear implants

Overview A brief overview of cochlear implants Who uses a cochlear implant?What is a cochlear implant?Assessment for a cochlear implant Surgery for a cochlear implant Follow up and habilitation Communication and habilitation for wearers of cochlear implants Safety information for cochlear implants Families' stories A comparison of anticipated benefits and the personal, educational and social outcomes of cochlear implantation in deaf children Parental perspectives on changing communication skills after implantation Further reading

Other implantable devices Assistive listening devices

Overview All about FM Remote microphone technology Audio frequency induction loops Loop systems at home TV and captions for deaf children Soundfield systems Other communication devices

Adolescents and young adults with hearing loss

Overview A challenging age to have a hearing loss Hearing services for young adults Lost eligibility Purchasing a hearing aid Staying in touch on the phone

Mild hearing loss

Overview Babies with a possible mild hearing loss Your baby has a mild hearing loss - What's the next step?Your child has a mild hearing loss - What's the next step?Management of children with a permanent unaided hearing loss

Unilateral hearing loss Deaf children with additional needs

Overview Additional needs - Introduction Finding out your deaf child has additional needs Communication for children with additional needs Hearing aids and cochlear implants for deaf children with additional needs Parenting tips for deaf children with additional needs Information and resources for some additional needs

Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder

Overview ANSD Oliver's Story A letter to professionals

Language and communication

Overview Getting started

Overview Making choices about communication Decisions...Decisions A quick guide to communication

Language and learning

Overview Building conversations Building concepts Positive parenting Learning from my family Learning through play Learning with a hearing loss Building a loving, learning and language rich environment through play and positive daily interaction Brothers and sisters and communication Toys Activities for home

Milestones of speech and language

Overview Milestones of speech, language and communication development: 0 - 12 months Milestones of speech, language and communication development: 12 - 18 months Milestones of speech, language and communication development: 18 - 24 months Milestones of speech, language and communication development: 24 - 30 months Milestones of speech, language and communication development: 30 - 36 months Milestones of speech, language and communication development: 3 - 4 years Milestones of speech, language and communication development: 4 - 5 years Milestones of speech, language and communication development: 5 - 6 years Milestones of speech, language and communication development: 6+ years Milestones of speech, language and communication development: Suggested reading

Australian Sign Language

Overview Where did sign languages come from?How do children learn sign languages?Sign language variation Fingerspelling Early exposure to sign language Auslan Resources

Spoken language

Overview Good modelling for speech and language Play and games and the development of speech and language Deaf and migrant

Overview Book sharing with your child Reading to deaf children: Learning from Deaf adults Reading to deaf children: Learning from Deaf adults - A look at the research

Early Intervention

Overview Getting started with early intervention Questions for Early Intervention providers Finding an early intervention service

Overview Early intervention services - ACT Early intervention services - NSW Early Intervention Services - NT Early Intervention Services - QLD Early Intervention Services - SA Early Intervention Services - TAS Early Intervention Services - VIC Early Intervention Services - WA

Education Behaviour and mental health

Overview Growing up with a hearing loss Socialising with a hearing loss Theory of Mind and children with hearing loss Behaviour and Mental Health - babies Behaviour and mental health - preschoolers Promoting a sense of wellbeing in infants, toddlers and young children Behaviour and mental health - primary years Behaviour and mental health - teens Potential maximisation: Risk and Resilience Potential Maximisation: Attributes of Control Potential Maximisation: Attributes of Desire Potential Maximisation: Attributes of Goal Orientation Potential Maximisation: Attributes of Reframing Potential Maximisation: Tactics of Persistence Potential Maximisation: Tactics of Goodness of Fit Potential Maximisation: Tactics of Learned Creativity Potential Maximisation: Social Ecologies

Overview Tips for coaches Sport modifications The Deaflympic Games

Beyond school Our stories

Overview Felix's Story Bella's Story Misha's Story Olivia and genetic testing Natasha's story - a unilateral loss Hannah tells her story Unilateral to bilateral hearing loss A father's perspective Bec's journey Rebekah's story Grandma Carol's story Self-advocacy From the mouths of babes...Tell us your story

Getting started

Communication can happen no matter what language a baby learns first - as long as the language is clear, meaningful, and used by many people in the baby's environment.

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Last Updated: 01-Aug-2022 1:24 PM (AEST)